Bio
Manos Tsakiris is Professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London where he leads the Lab of Action & Body and the INtheSELF ERC-funded project. He is also leading the BIAS (Body & Image in Arts & Science) project, funded by the NOMIS Foundation, at the Warburg Institute, School of Advanced Study, University of London.
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Research
What is the link between the body and the self? How do we become aware of ourselves and of others? How do we relate to and respond to the images that power human culture? These are some of the key questions that we research.
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People
Academics are fortunate enough to spend their whole career surrounded by young minds. A privilege that few other professions can give you. These are the people who make our research possible, successful and most enjoyable. The people to whom I am grateful for their creativity, skills and openness.
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Publications
Since 2003, our research has resulted in numerous publications in peer-reviewed international journals. In addition to the research articles we publish, we think it is important to take the time to consolidate our findings in original theoretical and review papers.Several of our papers are among the most-cited articles in our field of research (source: Thomson Reuters Citation Thresholds).
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News
We are trying to stay on top of things, be aware of the most important news in our field and whenever possible to contribute to what is timely and important.
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Media
Our research has attracted interest from media around the world, and has appeared in major international news organizations, such Reuters, BBC, The Times, The Guardian, El Pais, Le Figaro, Wall Street Journal, El Mundo, Huffington Post, and Scientific American.
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Events
Ideas
Engagement
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Tomoko Isomura
Before I got into the field of psychology, I originally studied molecular developmental biology for my undergraduate degree at Waseda University, Japan. After that I completed my Master and PhD degrees at Kyoto University, where I specialized in experimental psychology and worked with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. I was then awarded a post-doctoral fellowship by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for my current project that focuses on early development of social cognition. I am currently visiting the Lab of Action and Body, Royal Holloway University of London, to extend my study into the domain of interoception.
Research Interests
My research interest lies in typical/atypical development of socio-emotional cognition. In particular, I aim to clarify how: human neurocognitive systems are shaped to distinguish/integrate self and others during development; what brings about individual differences in self-other boundaries; and how these systems affect broader social cognition. I am currently focusing on interoceptive processing to tackle these questions.
Publications
- Isomura T, Nakano T (2016) “Automatic facial mimicry in response to dynamic emotional stimuli in 5-month-old infants” Royal Society Proceedings B 283:20161948, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2016.1948
- Ogawa S, Shibasaki M, Isomura T, Masataka N (2016) “Orthographic Reading Deficits in Dyslexic Japanese Children: Examining the Transposed-Letter Effect in the Color-Word Stroop Paradigm” Frontiers in Psychology 7:767, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00767
- Isomura T, Ogawa S, Shibasaki M, Masataka N (2015) “Delayed disengagement of attention from snakes in children with autism” Frontiers in Psychology 6:241, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00241
- Isomura T, Ito H, Ogawa S, Masataka N (2014) “Absence of Predispositional Anger Superiority Effect in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders” Scientific Reports 4:7525, DOI:10.1038/srep07525
- Shibasaki M, Isomura T, Masataka N (2014) “Viewing images of snakes accelerates making judgements of their colour in humans: red snake effect as an instance of ‘emotional Stroop facilitation’” Royal Society Open Science 1:140066, DOI: 10.1098/rsos.140066
- Isomura T, Ogawa S, Yamada S, Shibasaki M, Masataka N (2014) “Preliminary evidence that different mechanisms underlie the anger superiority effect in children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders” Frontiers in Psychology 5:461, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00461
- Tsunemi K, Tamura A, Ogawa S, Isomura T, Ito H, Ida M, Masataka N (2014)
“Intensive exposure to narrative in story books as a possibly effective treatment of social perspective-taking in schoolchildren with autism” Frontiers in Psychology 5:2, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00002 - Isomura T, Haraguchi S, Miyamoto K, Tsutsui K, Nakamura Y, Nakamura M (2011) “Estrogen biosynthesis in the gonad of the frog Rana rugosa” General and Comparative Endocrinology 170:1, pp207-212, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.10.015
- Saotome K, Isomura T, Seki T, Nakamura Y, Nakamura M (2010) “Structural changes in gonadal basement membranes during sex differentiation in the frog Rana rugosa” Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology 313A:6, pp369–380, DOI: 10.1002/jez.607
Contact
All rights reserved. Copyright © 2017 Manos Tsakiris
Manos Tsakiris
Department of Psychology
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK
tel: +44 (0) 1784 276266
fax: +44 (0) 1784 434347
e-mail: manos.tsakiris@rhul.ac.uk
Manos Tsakiris
Department of Psychology
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK
tel: +44 (0) 1784 276266
fax: +44 (0) 1784 434347
e-mail: manos.tsakiris@rhul.ac.uk
All rights reserved. Copyright © 2017 Manos Tsakiris