N. Eiji Nawa
Main Lab Location：
CiNet (Main bldg.)Other Affiliations：
Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka UniversityMailing Address：
1-4 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, JapanEmail：
eiji.nawa at nict.go.jpHomepage：
https://www2.nict.go.jp/bit/emotOur research examines how emotion and cognition interact, and how these processes are instantiated in the human brain. We integrate brain imaging, physiological measures, and experimental psychology with intervention-based approaches to well-being.
By studying both controlled laboratory tasks and everyday practices such as gratitude, we aim to uncover the mechanisms linking emotion, cognition, and well-being, and to bridge fundamental neuroscience with how people function and flourish in everyday life.
Selected Publications：
N. Yamagishi, N. E. Nawa, and S. Isomura. Enhanced work engagement in Japanese employees following a 12-day online gratitude journal intervention. BMC Psychology, 2025.
N. E. Nawa and N. Yamagishi. Distinct associations between gratitude, self-esteem, and optimism with subjective and psychological well-being among Japanese individuals. BMC Psychology, 2024.
N. E.i Nawa, and H. Ando. Effective connectivity within the ventromedial prefrontal cortex-hippocampus-amygdala network during the elaboration of emotional autobiographical memories. NeuroImage, 189, 316-328, 2019.
N. E. Nawa, and H. Ando. Classification of self-driven mental tasks from whole-brain activity patterns. PLoS One 9(5):e97296, 2014.
Lab Members：
Researcher
・Yoshiaki Tsushima
・Yasuhisa Maruyama