The Todai-Yale Symposium "Mind, Brain, and Society: Neurocognitive Approaches to the Social Sciences" was held at Luce Auditorium, Yale University!
(President Komiyama (left), President Levin, A discussion during the panel(right))
On Friday, 25 April, 2008, a symposium was held at Yale University under the title of “Mind, Brain, and Society: Neurocognitive Approaches to the Social Sciences.”
The theme of the symposium was a new attempt to look at the fields of political science and economics in the social sciences from the point of view of cognitive science and neuroscience. Held in the Luce Auditorium, the symposium was organized by Todai-Yale Initiative faculty member Professor Junko Kato (The University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics) and Professor Marvin Chun (Yale University Department of Psychology).
The symposium began with opening addresses from President Komiyama of the University of Tokyo and President Levin of Yale University, followed by three panel discussions on the themes of “The Political Brain: Emergence of Neuropolitics,” “Neuroeconomics of Intertemporal Choice: One Now or Two Later,” and “From Economic Choice to Social Decision-Making.” Approximately fifty people attended the event, and a lively exchange of opinions took place between the attendees and panel members in the question and answer sessions after each panel discussion.
