Nobuko Nakano

Nobuko Nakano (中野信子, born 1975) is a Japanese neuroscientist, author, and science communicator. She serves as a Specially Appointed Professor at Higashi Nippon International University, a visiting professor at Kyoto University of the Arts, and a member of the board of trustees at the Mori Art Museum.[1][2]

Biography

Nakano graduated from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, later earning a master's degree from its Graduate School of Medicine in 2004 and a doctorate in medicine (neurology) in 2008. From 2008 to 2010, she served as a researcher at the Saclay Nuclear Research Centre in France.[3][4]

Lucky People: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Attracting Luck, Cultivating Success and Leading a Happier Life — the English translation of her bestselling Japanese book "科学がつきとめた「運のいい人」" — analyzes the concept of luck through a neuroscientific lens.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "NAKANO Nobuko｜Rokko Meets Art 2026 beyond". Rokko Meets Art 2026 beyond (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  2. ↑ "Organization | Mori Art Museum". www.mori.art.museum. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  3. ↑ "中野信子 - RealTokyo -CULTURE REVIEW SITE-". realtokyo.co.jp. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  4. ↑ "Nobuko Nakano". nakanonobuko.com. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  5. ↑ Lucky People. 2026-04-09. ISBN 978-1-3985-5118-3.
  6. ↑ Nakano, Nobuko (2026-03-29). "Down on your luck? How behavioural neuroscience could help". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-08-15.


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