Staff
Staff
Fumihiro KANO
Associate Professor (Inamori Frontier Program)
Specialized Fields
Comparative Cognitive Science
What do animals see, and what does that tell us about how they think?
I address this question by comparing humans, primates, and birds. Drawing on the idea that “the eyes are the window to the mind,” I focus on gaze—where an individual looks—as a way to study cognition in natural behavior. Where we look refl ects what we attend to, what we expect, and how we understand our urroundings. By combining natural observation with eye-tracking, drone recording, and AI-based analysis, I investigate the mental processes that shape behavior in social groups and natural environments.
I address this question by comparing humans, primates, and birds. Drawing on the idea that “the eyes are the window to the mind,” I focus on gaze—where an individual looks—as a way to study cognition in natural behavior. Where we look refl ects what we attend to, what we expect, and how we understand our urroundings. By combining natural observation with eye-tracking, drone recording, and AI-based analysis, I investigate the mental processes that shape behavior in social groups and natural environments.
Message
Looking is something many animals, including humans, share. By studying gaze, I aim to better understand how intelligence develops within social life. From Kyushu University, I hope to contribute new interdisciplinary perspectives on social cognition.Brief History
- April 2009 – March 2012
- Research Fellow for young scientist (DC1), JSPS（Kyoto University）
- March 2012
- Ph.D. Kyoto University (Science)
- April 2012 – March 2014
- Overseas Research Fellow（JSPS）(Germany: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology)
- April 2014 – March 2018
- Project-specific Assistant professor, Kumamoto Sanctuary, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University
- April 2016 – March 2017
- Visiting researcher, University of Oxford, UK.
- April 2018 – March 2021
- Project-specific Associate professor, Kumamoto Sanctuary, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University
- April 2021 – March 2026
- Junior group leader, The Center for the Advanced Study of Collective Behavior (CASCB), University of Konstanz
- April 2023 – March 2026
- Specially Appointed Associate Professor (Concurrent Position), Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University
- April 2026 – Present
- Specially Appointed Associate Professor (Cross-Appointment),Nagoya University
- April 2026 – Present
- Associate Professor (Inamori Frontier Program), Kyushu University