Organization

Administrative Group

Head Investigator / Leader:Takahashi Kohji(Kyoto University)

Contributor:Awata Satoshi(Osaka Metropolitan University)

Contributor:Kohda Masanori(Osaka Metropolitan University)

Contributor:Sato Noriyosi(Tokai University)

Contributor:Ishihara Chiaki(Hokkaido University)

A01 Fish Ecology Group

Unraveling complex societies and cognitive abilities in fish

Leader:Awata Satoshi(Osaka Metropolitan University)

Contributor:Sakai Yoichi(Hiroshima University)

Contributor:Satoh Shun(Kyoto University)

Contributor:Fukuda Kazuya(Kitasato University)

A02 Cephalopod Group

Exploring the origins and anatomical basis of social cognitive ability in cephalopods

Leader:Sato Noriyosi(Tokai University)

Contributor:Iwata Yoko(The University of Tokyo)

Contributor:Sugimoto Chikatoshi(Keio University)

Contributor:Ono Hiroki(Shimane University)

A03 Crustaceans and Others Group

Re-examination of social behaviors and cognitive abilities in aquatic invertebrates

Leader:Ishihara Chiaki(Hokkaido University)

Contributor:Takeshita Fumio(Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History)

Contributor:Miura Osamu(Kochi University)

Contributor:Isomura Naoko(Okinawa National College of Technology)

A04 Fish Cognitive Ecology Group

Elucidation of advanced cognition and neural mechanisms in fish

Leader:Takahashi Kohji(Kyoto University)

Contributor:Watanabe Shigeru(Keio University)

Contributor:Yamamoto Naoyuki(Nagoya University)

Contributor:Hagio Hanako(Nagoya University)

Contributor:Kawasaka Kento(Niigata University)

A05 Animal Self-awareness Research Group

Examination of self-awareness and the “mind” by clarifying the similarities and homologies of self- and individual-recognition abilities among aquatic animals

Leader:Kohda Masanori(Osaka Metropolitan University)

Contributor:Takano Yuji(The University of Human Environments)

Contributor:Yoshida Masayuki(Hiroshima University)

Contributor:Takeyama Tomohiro(Okayama University of Science)

Contributor:Matsumoto Kazunori(Kagawa University)

Contributor:Sekizawa Ayami(Fisheries Technology Institute)