Hidetsugu KOMEDA　Associate ProfessorAlumni
  • Period
    4th（Term: from Apr. 2013 to Mar. 2018）
    グローバル型
  • Research Interests
    Cognitive Psychology
  • Research Topic
    Psychological Mechanisms of Emotion Processing in Autism

Hidetsugu wanted to study language because he has been interested in reading stories since childhood. He started studying cognitive psychology after he discovered during his undergraduate studies that his interest lay in the human being using language rather than the language itself. In the Hakubi Project, he will explore emotional mechanisms in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) based on story materials. ASD is a developmental disorder, which is characterized by social communication difficulties and limited interests. Previous studies suggest that it is difficult for individuals with ASD to empathize with other people. However, Hidetsugu believes that individuals with ASD empathize toward other people with ASD. He will develop evidence-based social support programs for individuals with ASD based on findings in psychological mechanisms of emotion and empathy in ASD.

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2017.06.28 Publications
Hidetsugu Komeda published “Temporal information and self-representation in narrative comprehension” in Y. Nobuhara (Ed.), Time, Self, Narrative. (Pp. 179-201.). Shunjusha Publishing Company. 【26th, June, 2017】
2016.12.01 Publications
Hidetsugu Komeda published “Decision making processes based on social conventional rules in early adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorders” in Scientific Reports.
2016.12.01 Publications
Hidetsugu Komeda contributed an article “Toward to understanding autism spectrum disorder’s characteristics: Functional brain imaging and genomic approaches.” to “Hadbook of developmental disorders” (Pp. 169-172., H. Shimoyama, K. Murase, & M. Morioka (Eds.), Kongo-Syuppan).
2016.12.01 Publications
Hidetsugu Komeda contributed a column “Cognitive characteristics in autism” to “Perspective of cognitive psychology in education.” (p. 268, M. Koyasu, T. Kusumi, S. Saito & M. Nomura (Eds.), Nakanishiya-Syuppan).
2016.03.22 Publications
Hidetsugu Komeda published “Moral judgments in children with autism.”. In M. Koyasu (Ed.), “Developmental psychology based on Theory of Mind.” Minerva-Shobo.
2016.03.22 Publications
Hidetsugu Komeda published “Handbook of developmental sciences: Developmental sciences for human brains.”. In Y. Sakakihara, & H. Komeda (Eds.), Shinyo-Sya.
2015.03.30 Publications
Hidetsugu Komeda published “Developmental disorder: Higher cognitive function in children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders”. In S. Kitagami & H. Hayashi (Eds.), Understand the mechanisms of mind: Recent advances in cognitive psychology. Nakanishiya Press.
2015.03.17 Publications
Hidetsugu Komeda published “Similarity hypothesis: understanding of others with autism spectrum disorders by individuals with autism spectrum disorders” in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
2015.02.09 Publications
Hidetsugu Komeda published “Autistic empathy toward autistic others” in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.
2013.06.25 Publications
“Episodic memory retrieval for story characters in high-functioning autism” published in Molecular Autism