AYAKA TAKIMOTO

INSTITUTION

Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Humanities and Human Sciences, Hokkaido University

ACADEMIC FIELD & RESEARCH

I specialize in comparative cognitive science and animal psychology. I am studying primates and domestic horses to research the evolution of their psychology and behavior as they are raised in a group.

RESEARCH FIELD (FIELD SITE, LOCATION OF RESEARCH)

Japan (Shizunai Livestock Farm, Field Science Center for North Biosphere, Hokkaido University)

MAIN PUBLICATIONS/PAPERS

Takimoto A. “The mind we seek: The social bonds created between humans and companion animals” Humans who Love: An Approach from the Humanities. Suzuki Y. (Ed.) Hokkaido University Press, pp. 213-244, 2018. (Japanese)
Nakamura K., Takimoto-Inose A., Hasegawa T. Cross-modal perception of human emotion in domestic horses (Equus caballus). Scientific Reports, 8: 8660, 2018.
Takimoto A., Yamamoto S. “The Altruistic behavior of primates: The evolution of mind that creates a cooperative society” Iwanami Lectures: The Cognitive Science of Communication Vol. 4, Coexistence in Society. Yamagishi T., Kameda T. (Eds.) Iwanami Shoten, pp. 59-95, 2014. (Japanese)
Takimoto A., Fujita K. I acknowledge your help: Capuchin monkeys’ sensitivity to others’ labor. Animal Cognition, 14: 715-725, 2011.

COMMENTS

Inscrutable are the ways of heaven. I want to put one foot in front of the other as I push on with my research, without ups or downs.

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