Kseniia Prokofeva
Behavioral neuroscientist studying the neural basis of prosocial behavior and complex sociality
About me
I’m a pediatrician-turned-neuroscientist fascinated by brain’s capability to enable complex social behaviors aimed at benefiting other individuals or relieving their distress. My interests lie in scrupulous deconstruction of such behaviors and deciphering their neural mechanisms. Using my medical background, I try to tie my findings with clinical medicine.
I’ve received PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, where I studied under guidance of Drs. Takeshi Sakurai and Arisa Hirano.
I’m currently an assistant professor in the laboratory of Dr. Kumi O Kuroda, Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan.