Dr. Shinsuke Shimojo

Biography

Shinsuke Shimojo is the Gertrude Baltimore Professor of Experimental Psychology at Caltech. He earned his B.A. from the University of Tokyo in 1978, followed by an M.A. in 1980, and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985. He began his academic career as an Associate Professor at Caltech from 1997 to 1998 and has held the position of Professor since 1999, being appointed as the Baltimore Professor in 2010. His research primarily focuses on psychophysical neural studies of perception and decision-making. Shimojo examines the dynamic and adaptive nature of human visual perception, taking into account crossmodal, representational, sensory-motor, developmental, emotional, and neurophysiological aspects. His work on 'Implicit Brain Functions' and 'Interpersonal Implicit Communication' has been supported by the Japan Science Technology Corporation's CREST program. He collaborates vigorously with various research institutions, including the NTT Communication Science Laboratories and Harvard Medical School, on projects related to implicit cognitive processes and emotional decision-making.

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