Research theme for competitive and other funds (5):
2020 - 2024 Evolutionary origins of musicality: Comparative cognitive study about an ability to anticipate auditory rhythm and melody
2017 - 2020 Evolutionary origins of music: A comparative cognitive study of apes
2016 - 2018 共感性を高めるコミュニケーションシステムの進化に関する比較認知科学的研究
2014 - 2017 Behavioral synchronization as social foundation in chimpanzees and humans: A comparative cognitive approach
2012 - 2014 An experimental study about behavioral synchrony and self-other representation in humans and non-human primates
Papers (23):
Yuko Hattori, Masaki Tomonaga. Reply to Bertolo et al.: Rhythmic swaying in chimpanzees has implications for understanding the biological roots of music and dance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2021. 118. 2
Yu, L, Hattori, Y, Yamamoto, S, Tomonaga, M. Understanding empathy from interactional synchrony in humans and non-human priomates. Evolution of primate social cognition. 2018. 47-58