Coexisting with the Body: Dialogues on the Self and Body in the 21st Century 14th session "When the Body’s Voice Becomes Distorted: Disruptions and Reconstruction of Bodily Sensation in Mental Disorders"

Starting in July 2025, we will launch a new series titled "Coexisting with the Body: Dialogues on the Self and Body in the 21st Century." This series is co-organized by a JSPS KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research) project (Grant Number 23K12596) and the University of Tokyo Center for Philosophy (UTCP).

For this series, we will welcome speakers who are engaged in diverse research and activities broadly related to the concept of the "body" across various specialized fields, including philosophy, anthropology, sociology, medicine, psychology, fashion, theater, and music.
Through their lectures and interviews, we aim to explore questions such as "How do we engage with the alterity of our own bodies?" and "What factors define the unique perspectives on the body in contemporary society?" We also hope to foster discussions that can lead to insights for addressing the various conflicts people face regarding their bodies in modern times.

14th session "When the Body’s Voice Becomes Distorted: Disruptions and Reconstruction of Bodily Sensation in Mental Disorders"

Speaker：Keiko Ino（Section Chief, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP))

Date: 2:00-4:00 PM, Sunday, February 8th, 2026
Location: EAA Seminar Room. Bldg.101, University of Tokyo KomabaⅠCampus and Zoom
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Mental disorders are often understood as illnesses of the mind, yet they are inseparable from bodily sensation. In this session, drawing on examples of eating disorders, trauma, and anxiety disorders, we explore heightened bodily sensitivity, distorted perception, and how such “voices of the body” are experienced and interpreted. Through clinical cases, we examine why these phenomena occur and how they are recognized. We also consider how the “reconstruction of bodily sensation” can be approached in therapeutic practice.

Keiko Ino, MD., PhD.
Psychiatrist engaged in the clinical practice and research of eating disorders and trauma-related conditions. Section Chief, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP). She is also involved in the development of novel treatment approaches for PTSD using virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI).

Organized by:
JSPS KAKENHI "A Study on the Social Problematization of Tattoos and the Categorization of Tattoos as Fashion" (Principal Investigator: Rie Yamada, Grant Number 23K12596)

Co-organized by:
University of Tokyo Center for Philosophy (UTCP), Uehiro Research Division for Philosophy of Co-existence