Takuya Sekiguchi
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About
Takuya Sekiguchi is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of cognitive health, aging, and human-robot interaction, with a particular focus on developing innovative interventions to prevent or delay dementia in older adults. His most influential contribution is the Photo-Integrated Conversation Moderated by Robots (PICMOR) program, a group conversation intervention that harnesses social interaction and robotics to support cognitive health. Through a series of rigorous randomized controlled trials spanning 2019 to 2024, Sekiguchi has systematically built an evidence base for PICMOR, accumulating over 105 citations across his key publications. His work moves beyond simple efficacy testing — a 2023 study notably examined how individual neurological differences, measured through plasma neurofilament light chain levels, moderate intervention outcomes, bringing valuable precision medicine thinking to cognitive aging research. Sekiguchi has also advanced our understanding of how older adults respond to embodied robots versus voice assistants as conversation facilitators, informing the design of accessible AI tools for aging populations. His most recent work explores home-based interventions using question-asking behaviors, extending the reach of his research beyond clinical and group settings into everyday life.
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