Research Plan Overview

A01: Experimental Psychology and Mathematics of Qualia Structures

	Principal Investigator：Masanao Ozawa Chubu University, Designated Professor Study of quantum instrument theory as measurement theory for qualia structures with applications to the question order effect and related topics Web
	Principal Investigator：Isamu Motoyoshi The University of Tokyo, Professor Texture and Qualia: Psychophysical Analysis of the Structure and Generative Mechanism of Indescribable Perceptual Impressions Web
	Principal Investigator：Tatsuya Daikoku The University of Tokyo,  Associate Professor To understand the embodied cognition that emerges from auditory qualia Web Mail: daikoku.tatsuya【at】mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp * Please replace [at] with @.
	Principal Investigator： Keisuke Suzuki Hokkaido University, Center for Human Nature, Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience (CHAIN), Associate Professor Recent evidence suggests that there is considerable diversity in the inner speech. We will create experiential artworks to intervene, measure, and share our inner speech Web Mail: ksk【at】chain.hokudai.ac.jp * Please replace [at] with @. Twitter (X): @ksk_s BlueSky: @ksks.bsky.social

A03: Development of Qualia Structures

	Principal Investigator： Takeshi Atsumi Kyorin University, Faculty of Medicine, Assistant professor Neural mechanisms of signal-to-noise control inducing atypical sensory experiences in autism spectrum disorders Web Twitter (X): @Atsumi_Research
	Principal Investigator： SO KANAZAWA Japan Women's University, Department of Psychology, Professor Qualia structure of brain processing in infants: using fMRI Web Mail: kanazawas【at】fc.jwu.ac.jp * Please replace [at] with @.
	Principal Investigator： Hirokazu Kumazaki Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Professor The elucidation of perceptual qualia in a variety of psychiatric disorders Web_Research Map Web_Department of Neuropsychiatry, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
	Principal Investigator： Nana Nishio The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Project Assistant Professor Analysis of audiovisual associations in the higher visual area of the mouse temporal lobe

B01: Measurement and Manipulation of Brain Activity Corresponding to Qualia Structures

	Principal Investigator： Chihiro Hiramatsu Kyushu University, Associate Professor Structure of neural networks related to color qualia in dreams Mail: chihiro【at】design.kyushu-u.ac.jp * Please replace [at] with @.
	Principal Investigator： Hideyuki Matsumoto Osaka Metropolitan University, Assistant Professor Elucidating the correspondence between olfactory qualia structures and neural circuit mechanisms in rodents by combining neuroscience methods with qualia structure paradigms Mail: matsumoto.hideyuki【at】 omu.ac.jp * Please replace [at] with @.
	Principal Investigator： Kosuke Itoh Niigata University, Associate Professor Qualia and neural bases of musical scales Web
	Principal Investigator： Noriyuki Higo National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Principal Research Manager Elucidation of brain structures that produce pain qualia using a monkey model of central post-stroke pain Mail: n.higo【at】aist.go.jp  * Please replace [at] with @.
	Principal Investigator： Tetsuto Minami Toyohashi University of Technology, Professor Our study focuses on human glare perception and physiological responses, especially pupil size and EEGs, aiming to clarify their relationships, explore unconscious perception, and investigate developmental characteristics Web Linkedin

C01: Correspondence between Information Structures and Qualia Structures

	Principal Investigator： Muneki Ikeda University of California San Francisco, Postdoctoral Scholar／The University of Tokyo, JSPS Research Fellow (CPD) Structure of Integrated Information and Affective Consciousness on Whole-Brain Dynamics in C. elegans Web Mail: muneki.ikeda【at】ucsf.edu  * Please replace [at] with @. Twitter (X): @imuneki
	Principal Investigator： Eiko Matsuda Keio University, Senior Assistant Professor Sound-color synesthesia with a focus on the sense of presence: Implementation of VR and theoretical exploration for sharing possibilities Mail: eiko【at】sd.keio.ac.jp * Please replace [at] with @.
	Principal Investigator： Hirokazu Takahashi The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Professor Music qualia structure and auditory cortical information structure based on information processing capacity Web

C02: Symbol Emergence Systems for Qualia Structures

	Principal Investigator： Tomoya Nakai Araya Inc., Chief Researcher Investigating developmental changes in the relationship between symbolic systems and qualia structure using computational modeling and neuroimaging Web Mail: nakai.tomoya【at】neuro.mimoza.jp  * 【at】を@に置き換えて下さい Twitter (X): @TomNakai
	Principal Investigator： Takashi Ikegami The University of Tokyo, Professor Exploring the Structure of Qualia through Large Language Models and Humanoid Robots Web
	Principal Investigator： Kazuo Okanoya Teikyo University, ACRO, Professor We study social animals that establish individual relationships via multimodal communication. We hypothesize such interaction would require integrated qualia that is a basis of "naming". Web Twitter (X): @Kazuo Okanoya
	Principal Investigator： Daichi G. Suzuki University of Tsukuba, Assistant Professor Evolution and emergence of primary consciousness Web