List of Research

Core Organization

Understanding brain functions and disease pathophysiology through the development and application of brain data integration platform
Project Leader (Principal Investigator)

 Ryoichiro KAGEYAMA

Project Subleader

 Tomomi SHIMOGORI

 Hiroyuki KAMIGUCHI

Group1
Innovative Technology and Research Infrastructure

: Group Leader : Group Co-Investigator

[1A] Innovative Microscopy Development
  • Masanori Murayama
    Team Leader, Laboratory for Haptic Perception and Cognitive Physiology, RIKEN CBS
[1B] Innovative Probe Development
  • Atsushi Miyawaki
    Team Leader, Laboratory for Cell Function Dynamics, RIKEN CBS
[1C] Breeding and Supply of Wild-Type Marmosets
  • Kimie Niimi
    Unit Leader, Support Unit for Animal Resources Development, RIKEN CBS
[1D] Breeding and Supply of Wild-Type Marmosets
  • Kazuhiko Seki
    Director, Department of Neurophysiology, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP)
[1E] Technological Development for Interspecies Brain Image Translation
  • Takuya Hayashi
    Team Leader, Laboratory for Brain Connectomics Imaging, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
[1F] Technical Development for Imaging Analysis
  • Henrik Skibbe
    Unit Leader, Brain Image Analysis Unit, RIKEN CBS
[1G] Gene/Connectivity Mapping
  • Tomomi Shimogori
    Team Leader, Laboratory for Molecular Mechanisms of Brain Development, RIKEN CBS
[1H] Maintenance and Management of Animal Databases
  • Tomomi Shimogori
    Unit Leader, Neuroinformatics Unit, RIKEN CBS
[1I] Technological Development for Interspecies Translational MRI
  • Masaki Fukunaga
    Project Professor, National Institute for Physiological Sciences
[1J] Support for Viral Vector Creation
  • Kenta Kobayashi
    Associate Professor, National Institute for Physiological Sciences
[1K] Marmoset Behavior Analysis and Regenerative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Development
  • Tomomi Shimogori
    Team Leader, Laboratory for Molecular Mechanisms of Brain Development, RIKEN CBS

Group2
Mechanisms of Neurological Diseases

: Group Leader : Group Co-Investigator

[2A] Improvement and Analysis of Marmoset Models of Alzheimer's Disease and Creation and Supply of Marmoset Models of Rett Syndrome
  • Hiroki Sasaguri
    Unit Leader, Dementia Pathophysiology Collaboration Unit, RIKEN CBS
[2B] Creation, Maintenance, and Supply of Marmoset Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Analysis of Signaling Molecules in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration for Drug Discovery
  • Hiroyuki Kamiguchi
    Deputy Director, RIKEN CBS
[2C] Creation of Marmoset Models of Neurodegenerative Disease Using Pathogenic Proteins, Analysis of Pathological Markers, and Research Support
  • Norihito Uemura / Hirotaka Onoe / Tatsuya Umeda
    Senior Lecturer / Visiting Professor / Associate Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
[2D] Development of an Integrated Database on Neurodegenerative Diseases and Research Support System
  • Takashi Hanakawa
    Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
[2E] Development and Support of Technology for Pathological Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases: Comprehensive Imaging Techniques That Combine Ultra-high-field MRI and Biological Data
  • Naoya Oishi / Takashi Hanakawa
    Associate Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine / Director, Human Brain Research Center, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
[2F] Consolidation of the Integrative Brain Imaging Support System (IBISS) and Assistance for Neurological Brain Imaging Research
  • Mitsunari Abe
    Director, Department of Advanced Neuroimaging, Integrative Brain Imaging Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP)

Group3
Functional Human Brain Dynamics and Psychiatric Disorders

: Group Leader : Group Co-Investigator

[3A] A Hierarchical Multilevel Database of Human Brain Functions and Psychiatric Diseases: (a) Human Brain Functions and Psychiatric Diseases
  • Kiyoto Kasai
    Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry, The University of Tokyo Hospital
[3B] A Hierarchical Multilevel Database of Human Brain Functions and Psychiatric Diseases: (b) Mouse Database
  • Sho Yagishita
    Lecturer, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
[3C] Higher Functions of the Human and Macaque Brains: (a) Task-Based Functional MRI of Neural Circuits
  • Kentaro Miyamoto
    Team Leader, Laboratory for Imagination and Executive Functions, RIKEN CBS
[3D] Higher Functions of the Human and Macaque Brains: (b) Brain Circuit Manipulations
  • Takafumi Minamimoto
    Deputy Director, Advanced Neuroimaging Center, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
[3E] Measurement of Marmoset Mirror Neuron Dynamics
  • Masanori Matsuzaki
    Team Leader, Brain Functional Dynamics Collaboration Laboratory, RIKEN CBS
[3F] Measurement of Cognitive Function Dynamics in the Marmoset Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
  • Masanori Matsuzaki
    Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
[3G] Visual Function Mapping Linking the Marmoset and Mouse Brains and Database Creation
  • Kenichi Ohki
    Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
[3H] Creation, Supply, and Analysis of Animal Models of Developmental and Psychiatric Disorders
  • Atsu Aiba
    Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
[3I] Development of a Novel Neurodevelopmental Therapy Using Marmoset Disease Models
  • Hideyuki Okano
    Team Leader, Laboratory for Marmoset Models of Brain Diseases, RIKEN CBS
[3J] Establishment of a Reverse Translational Analysis Method with Consideration of Human Features
  • Akiko Hayashi-Takagi
    Team Leader, Laboratory for Multi-scale Biological Psychiatry, RIKEN CBS

Group4
Development of The Digital Brain

: Group Leader : Group Co-Investigator

[4A] Interspecies Conversion and Integration of Brain Function Maps
  • Shin Ishii / Henrik Skibbe
    Professor, Department of Informatics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Informatics / Unit Leader, Brain Image Analysis Unit, RIKEN CBS
[4B] Integration and Expansion of Human Brain Databases
  • Saori C. Tanaka
    Department Head, Department of Neural Computation for Decision-making, Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
[4C] Multilevel Data-Driven Model Building
  • Kenji Doya
    Professor, Neural Computation Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
[4D] Reproducing Brain Functions and Pathology Through Simulation and Data Assimilation
  • Jun Igarashi
    Senior Scientist, High Performance Artificial Intelligence Systems Research Team, RIKEN Center for Computational Science
[4E] Development of Methods for Analyzing Brain Computational Mechanisms
  • Takuya Isomura
    Unit Leader, Brain Intelligence Theory Unit, RIKEN CBS
[4F] Neuropsychiatric Disease Modeling
  • Saori C. Tanaka
    Department Head, Department of Neural Computation for Decision-making, Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International

Group5
Clinical Translation

: Group Leader : Group Co-Investigator

[5A] Prevention of Protein Aggregation Underlying Alzheimer's Disease and Clinical Collaborations
  • Takeshi Iwatsubo
    Director, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
[5B] Disruption in the Mechanism of Clearing Causative Agents: A New Target for Dementia Therapy
  • Kaoru Yamada
    Research Associate, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
[5C] Towards a New Dementia Therapy That Targets Neural Circuit Repair: Establishment and Use of an Evaluation Framework for Potential Treatments
  • Rieko Muramatsu
    Director, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
[5D] New Imaging Techniques and Theranostics for Brain Lesions and Circuit Injury
  • Makoto Higuchi
    Director, Advanced Neuroimaging Center, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
[5E] Diagnostics and Treatment of Dementia and Neurodegenerative Diseases: Establishment of Key Humoral Biomarkers
  • Nobutaka Hattori
    Team Leader, Neurodegenerative Disorders Collaboration Laboratory, RIKEN CBS
[5F] Development of Genetic Biomarkers for Psychiatric and Dementing Disorders
  • Atsushi Takata
    Team Leader, Laboratory for Molecular Pathology of Psychiatric Disorders, RIKEN CBS

Group6
General Management Team

: Group Leader : Group Co-Investigator

[6A] Project Implementation, Coordination, and Management
  • Ryoichiro Kageyama
    Director, RIKEN CBS
[6B] Comprehensive Help for the Use of Human Brain Databases and International Partnerships
  • Junichi Nabekura
    Director-General, National Institute for Physiological Sciences
[6C] Ethical Support
  • Toshiyuki Araki
    Director, Department of Peripheral Nervous System Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

Projects for the Priority Research Themes

Theme 1
Development of innovative technologies and research infrastructure

: Principal Investigator : Co-Investigator

[1A-01]
New synaptic chemogenetic manipulation for multi-species multi-level cross-sectional neuroscience
  • Haruo Kasai
    Professor, International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN), The University of Tokyo
  • Siqi Zhou
    Project Researcher, WPI-IRCN, The University of Tokyo
  • Takeshi Sawada
    Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
  • Sho Yagishita
    Lecturer, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
  • Shinichiro Terada
    Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
  • Takayuki Hashimoto
    Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
  • Nami Kitajima
    Project Researcher, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
  • Tetsuo Yamamori
    Advisor, Department of Marmoset Biology and Medicine, Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Sciences
[1A-02]
Development of Alzheimer’s disease model research platform
  • Erika Sasaki
    Director, Department of Marmoset Biology and Medicine, Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Lif Science
  • Kazuhiko Seki
    Director, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
  • Yasuhiro Go
    Professor, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living System, National Institute of Natural Science
[1A-03]
Development of viral vector technology to strongly promote integrative neuroscience research
  • Hirokazu Hirai
    Professor, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Ichiro Matsuo
    Professor, Gunma University Graduate School of Science and Technology
  • Hiroyuki Hioki
    Professor, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Kazuto Kobayashi
    Professor, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
  • Ken-ichi Inoue
    Assistant Professor, Center for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior, Kyoto University
  • Sachiko Okamoto
    General Manager, Technology Development Center, Takara Bio Inc.
[1B-01]
Enhancement of the research basis and elucidation of the disease trajectory of Parkinson’s disease through the unification of a prodromal cohort study and multi-omics researches
  • Yuji Takahashi
    Director, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
  • Etsuro Nakanishi
    Assistant Professor, Kyoto University Hospital
  • Ayami Okuzumi
    Associate Professor, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
  • Hideki Mochizuki
    Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Masahisa Katsuno
    Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Takeshi Ikeuchi
    Professor, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
[1B-02]
Integrated spatiotemporal trans-scale imaging of brain function led by advanced laser light technology
  • Tomomi Nemoto
    Professor, The Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences
  • Yuichi Kozawa
    Professor, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
  • Kohei Otomo
    Associate Professor, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
[1S-01]
Advanced multi-areal spike analysis for higher-order brain function in marmosets
  • Yoshikazu Isomura
    Professor, Institute of Science Tokyo Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
  • Masami Kanai
    Professor, Institute of Science Tokyo Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
  • Yutaka Sakai
    Professor, Brain Science Institute, Tamagawa University
  • Hideaki Shimazaki
    Associate Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Informatics
[1S-02]
Development of novel mouse models of Lewy body disease and seed propagation system in collaboration with structural biology
  • Norihito Uemura
    Junior Assistant Professor, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Atsushi Yamagata
    Senior Scientist, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
[1S-03]
High-speed, wide-field, and high-resolution imaging in marmoset motor cortex
  • Teppei Ebina
    Lecturer, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
  • Masanori Matsuzaki
    Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
[1S-04]
Development of Innovative Nanosheets as Next-Generation Soft Cranial Windows for Brain Imaging
  • Yosuke Okamura
    Professor, Micro/Nano Technology Center/School of Engineering, Tokai University
  • Taiga Takahashi
    Assistant Professor, Tokyo University of Science Faculty of Advanced Engineering
  • Masatoshi Yoshida
    Professor, Center for Human Nature, Artificial Intelligence, and Neuroscience, Hokkaido University.
[1S-05]
Development of 5D neural circuit analysis using a novel viral vector
  • Fumitaka Osakada
    Associate Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
[1S-06]
Diverse neurotransmitter release dynamics controlling behavior
  • Takaaki Ozawa
    Assistant Professor, Institute for protein research, Osaka university
[1S-07]
Investigation of the glymphatic dynamics in the brain and its involvement in neurological diseases
  • Hiroshi Kawasaki
    Professor, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science
  • Mitsutoshi Nakada
    Professor, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science
[1S-08]
Study on seamless analysis of functional and structural connectome of cortical microcircuits.
  • Yoshiyuki Kubota
    Associate Professor, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
  • Yasuhiro Tanaka
    Professor, Brain Science Institute, Tamagawa University
[1S-09]
Development of a Misfolded Protein Phagocytosis Targeting System for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Ryuta Koyama
    Director, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP)
[1S-10]
Establishment of ultraviolet optogenetics
  • Wataru Shihoya
    Assistant professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science
  • Shunki Takaramoto
    Project researcher, Institute for Solid state physics, The University of Tokyo
[1S-11]
Versatile cell-type-specific AAV vectors for molecular and circuit manipulations
  • Kaoru Seiriki
    Assistant professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
[1S-12]
Development of a versatile skull clearing method and its application to live imaging
  • Kazuki Tainaka
    Professor, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
  • Takayasu Mikuni
    Professor, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
[1S-13]
Development of an in vitro model of brain neurogenesis in the F0 generation
  • Yasuhiro Takashima
    Professor, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University
  • Takafumi Namiki
    Postdoc, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University
  • Keiko Kishimoto
    Researcher, Department of Marmoset Biology and Medicine, Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science
[1S-14]
Development of a Spatial Proteome Sensor for Astrocyte Activity and Comprehensive Molecular Analysis in the Brain
  • Tetsuya Takano
    Associate Professor, Kyushu University Institute for Advanced Study
  • Masayuki Sakamoto
    Associate Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Biostudies
[1S-15]
Platform for structural analysis of neurodegenerative disease-related proteins using cryo-electron microscopy
  • Airi Tarutani
    Researcher, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
  • Masato Hasegawa
    Head, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
[1S-16]
Establishment of single-cell tissue imaging metabolome analysis technology and elucidation of metabolic mechanisms of brain function changes due to social stress
  • Hirotaka Nagai
    Assistant Professor, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Shuichi Shimma
    Associate Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering
[1S-17]
Cross-species study of brain aging mechanisms revealed by brain connectome, genes, and individuality
  • Takuya Hayashi
    Team Leader, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
  • Toru Ishihara
    Associate Professor, Kobe University Graduate School of Human Development and Environment
  • Haruto Takagishi
    Professor, Brain Science Institute, Tamagawa University
  • Miho Inoue-Murayama
    Professor, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University
  • Chihiro Yokoyama
    Professor, Nara Women’s University Faculty Division of Human Life and Environmental Sciences
  • BAI Wenjun
    Researcher, Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International(ATR)
[1S-18]
Development of tools for visualization and manipulation of synaptic engrams
  • Yasunori Hayashi
    Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Misa Arizono
    Associate Professor, The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research, Kyoto University
  • Takeo Saneyoshi
    Professor, Institute of Science Tokyo School of Life Science and Technology
  • Tomoki Matsuda
    Professor, Kitasato University School of Science
[1S-19]
Syntax-based evaluation platform in primate social behavior
  • Koki Mimura
    Section chef, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
  • Tomoaki Nakamura
    Associate Professor, The University of Electro-Communication Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering
[1S-20]
Development of genetically encoded fluorescent indicators and intelligent endomicroscopy system for long-term measurements in a freely behaving animal
  • Dai Watanabe
    Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine

Theme 2
Fundamental understanding of the dynamics of higher brain functions in humans

: Principal Investigator : Co-Investigator

[2B-01]
Study of functions and dysfunctions of frontal lobe using genome-edited nonhuman primates
  • Tadashi Isa
    Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Jun Takahashi
    Professor, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University
  • Haruhisa Inoue
    Professor, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University
  • Ryo Sasaki
    Professor, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Natural Institute of Natural Science
  • Tomoyuki Tsukiyama
    Associate Professor, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science
[2B-02]
Study on the understanding and application of the neural basis of human predictive function
  • Takanori Uka
    Professor, University of Yamanashi Graduate School of Medicine
  • Naoto Kunii
    Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Jichi Medical University
  • Kenji Kirihara
    Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Center for Coproduction of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
  • Seijiro Shimada
    Lecturer, The University of Tokyo Hospital
[2B-03]
Similarity and diversity of brain function in genetically identical primates
  • Kenichi Ohki
    Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
  • Tomonari Murakami
    Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
  • Takayuki Hashimoto
    Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
  • Shogo Matoba
    Senior Research Scientist, RIKEN BioResource Research Center
  • Yoko Kurotaki
    Deputy Director, Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science
[2B-04]
Elucidation of the cortical-subcortical brain dynamics that cause depressive symptoms and cognitive dysfunction using human multidimensional longitudinal data and verification in a primate model
  • Go Okada
    Professor (Special Recognition), Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
  • Ayumu Yamashita
    Visiting Researcher, Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institutes International
  • Yuki Sakai
    Director, Vice President・Chief Medical Officer, XNef, Inc.
  • Takafumi Minamimoto
    Deputy Director, Advanced Neuroimaging Center, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
[2B-05]
Dynamic neural circuits for elementary symbolic binding in humans and non-human primates: multidimensional tests of a disinhibition hypothesis
  • Isao Hasegawa
    Professor, Niigata University School of Medicine
  • Atsuhiko Iijima
    Professor, Niigata University Graduate school of Science and Technology
  • Hitoshi Shimada
    Professor, Center for Integrated Brain Function Research, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
  • Takuya Hayashi
    Team Leader, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
  • Takeshi Matsuo
    Chief of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital
  • Kiyoshi Nakahara
    Professor, Research Institute, Kochi University of Technology
  • Takafumi Suzuki
    Director of Planning Office, Center for Information and Neural Networks, Advanced ICT Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communication Technology
[2B-06]
Integrative analysis of social distance dynamics across species
  • Hirofumi Morishita
    Director, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
  • Misako Komatsu
    Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
  • Takafumi Minamimoto
    Deputy director, Advanced Neuroimaging Center, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
[2B-07]
Study of function and dynamics in resting-state functional connectivity dynamics induced by network between hippocampus and cortices
  • Takufumi Yanagisawa
    Professor, Osaka university Graduate School of medicine
  • Haruhiko Kishima
    Professor, Osaka university Graduate School of medicine
  • Khoo Hui Ming
    Assistant Professor, Osaka university Graduate School of medicine
  • Yuji Ikegaya
    Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Yasushi Iimura
    Associate Professor, Juntendo University
  • Naoto Kunii
    Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Jichi Medical University
  • Seijiro Shimada
    Research Associate, The University of Tokyo Hospital
[2B-08]
Study of emotional valence plasticity towards understanding the neural dynamics of empathy
  • Ayako M. Watabe
    Professor, Institute of Clinical Medicine and Research, Research Center for Medical Sciences, The Jikei University School of Medicine
  • Shun Hamada
    Assistant Professor, University of Yamanashi Faculty of Medicine
  • Manabu Abe
    Associate Professor, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
  • Yuichiro Yada
    Designated Lecturer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
[2S-01]
Development of Fluorescence Imaging Tools and Elucidation of Frontostriatal Pathways in Non-Human Primates
  • Hidetoshi Amita
    Program-Specific Associate Professor, Center for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior, Kyoto University
[2S-02]
Dynamics of Cortical-Subcortical Networks Causally Involved in Anxiety of Uncertainty in Primates
  • Ken-ichi Amemori
    Associate Professor, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University
  • Satoko Amemori
    JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University
  • Naoki Honda
    Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
[2S-03]
Understanding the Basic Rules of Neuronal Function in Hypothermic and Hypometabolic States for Artificial Hibernation
  • Ryosuke Enoki
    Associate Professor, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems(ExCELLS), Natural Institute of Natural Science
  • Taiga Takahashi
    Assistant Professor, Tokyo University of Science Faculty of Advanced Engineering
[2S-04]
Roles of “large” and “small” cortico-subcortical loops in dynamics of higher-order brain functions
  • Kei Oyama
    Senior researcher, Advanced Neuroimaging Center, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)
[2S-05]
Neural circuit dynamics of special navigation systems
  • Ryo Sasaki
    Professor, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, The National Institutes of Natural Sciences
[2S-06]
Neural mechanisms of bottom-up and top-down eye movement
  • Mayu Takahashi
    Professor, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
[2S-07]
Understanding the cerebral cortex as a parallel circuit; elucidating construction and operating principles of the canonical circuit to establish an indicator of circuit pathology
  • Hisato Maruoka
    Assistant professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
  • Yuta Nariya
    Resident, Department of ophthalmology, Kameda Medical Center
[2S-08]
Dynamics of brain region interaction underlying environmental adaptive behavior
  • Kenji Mizuseki
    Professor, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine
[2S-09]
Integration of neurophysiology and laminar fMRI for measurement of cross hierarchical neural dynamics
  • Jiajia Yang
    Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems
  • Tatsuya Umeda
    Associate Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Hirohiko Imai
    Assistant Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Informatics
  • Masaki Fukunaga
    Project Professor, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, The National Institutes of Natural Sciences
[2S-10]
Study of the function and development of columnar connectivity in marmoset cerebral cortex
  • Akiya Watakabe
    Research Scientist, RIKEN Center for Brain Science

Theme 3
Elucidation of pathological mechanisms of neurological and psychiatric disorders

: Principal Investigator : Co-Investigator

[3A-01]
Elucidation of multi-layer pathogenesis and therapy development of ALS
  • Masahisa Katsuno
    Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Koji Yamanaka
    Professor, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University
  • Masahiro Nakatochi
    Associate Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Yohei Iguchi
    Lecturer, Nagoya University Hospital
  • Satoshi Yokoi
    Associate Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Daisuke Ito
    Clinical Fellow, Nagoya University Hospital
  • Osamu Kano
    Professor, Toho University Faculty of Medicine School of Medicine
[3A-02]
Elucidation of human neuro-pathological mechanism for subtypes of psychiatric disorders by the co-production of mathematical science and clinical psychiatry
  • Shinsuke Koike
    Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  • Tempei Ikegame
    Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo Hospital
  • Shinichiro Nakajima
    Assistant Professor, Keio University School of Medicine
  • Tsutomu Takahashi
    Professor, University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Shingo Iwami
    Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Science
  • Yoji Hirano
    Associate Professor, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine
  • Yutaka Nakachi
    Assistant Professor, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Science
[3A-03]
Understanding and regulation of glia-immune interaction and abnormal brain proteostasis in tauopathies
  • Takashi Saito
    Professor, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  • Taisuke Tomita
    Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
  • Takeshi Ikeuchi
    Professor, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
  • Mari Tada
    Professor, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
[3A-04]
AMPA-PET Imaging Unveils Neural Circuitry Implicated in Dementia Pathology
  • Takuya Takahashi
    Professor, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Makoto Higuchi
    Director, Advanced Neuroimaging Center, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
[3B-01]
Identification and intervention of pathological neural circuits in a marmoset model of Lewy Body Disease
  • Hirotaka Onoe
    Professor, Kobe Gakuin University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Akiya Watakabe
    Research Scientist, RIKEN Center for Brain Science
  • Norihito Uemura
    Part-time Researcher, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Tadashi Isa
    Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
[3B-02]
Elucidation of the universal mechanism of neurological disease pathogenesis by endogenous DNA ligands and cellular senescence and its application to the development of therapeutic strategies
  • Kinichi Nakashima
    Professor, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  • Yoshikazu Johmura
    Professor, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University
  • Noriyuki Kishi
    Visiting Scientist, RIKEN Center for Brain Science
[3B-03]
Combining tau-network mapping and genetic neuromodulation for elucidating circuit pathology and developing interventional approaches
  • Toshiyuki Hirabayashi
    Principal Researcher, Advanced Neuroimaging Center, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
  • Hironobu Endo
    Senior Researcher, Advanced Neuroimaging Center, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
  • Shinichiro Nakajima
    University Lecturer, Keio University School of Medicine
[3B-04]
Molecular and cellular bases for the major biotypes of schizophrenia
  • Sho Yagishita
    Lecturer, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
  • Kenji Tanaka
    Professor, Keio University School of Medicine
  • Hiroki Shiwaku
    Tenure-track Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo
  • Tetsuya Takano
    Associate Professor, Kyushu University Institute for Advanced Study
[3S-01]
Study of the pathomechanisms of the prosaposin-progranulin functional network involved in Parkinson’s disease
  • Yutaka Oji
    Associate professor, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
[3S-02]
Elucidating the Accumulation and Propagation Mechanisms of Aβ and Tau Toward Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Koji Kamagata
    Senior Associate Professor, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Akira Sumiyoshi
    Senior Researcher, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
[3S-03]
Elucidation of imprinting mechanisms linking Fragile X syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome
  • Takako Kikkawa
    Lecturer, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Shohei Ochi
    Assistant Professor, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
[3S-04]
Molecular Pathogenesis Studies of Schizophrenia Heterogeneity: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Perspectives
  • Hiroki Shiwaku
    Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo
  • Riichiro Hira
    Associate Professor, Institute of Science Tokyo Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
  • Akihiro Funamizu
    Lecturer, Institute for Quantitative Bioscience, The University of Tokyo
  • Minako Ito
    Associate Professor, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University
[3S-05]
Study of the earliest intranuclear pathogenesis of the degeneration employing a novel disease model animal of ALS
  • Yuji Takahashi
    Director, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
  • Tomohiro Kabuta
    Section Chief, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
  • Tatsuo Mano
    Section Chief, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
  • Satoshi Miyashita
    Section Chief, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
  • Masaki Takao
    Director, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
[3S-06]
Elucidation of the Pathogenesis and Development of Therapeutics for Parkinson’s Disease with focus on Type 1 Interferon
  • Tomoyuki Taguchi
    Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Kazuto Tsukita
    Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Mirei Shirakashi
    Assistant Professor, Kyoto University Hospital
[3S-07]
Facilitation of latent capacity based on the mechanism of functional recovery after stroke.
  • Yukio Nishimura
    Project Leader, Neural Prosthetics Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
[3S-08]
Molecular pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorder using human disease models
  • Masaaki Nishiyama
    Professor, Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University
[3S-09]
Study of the regulatory mechanism of alpha-Synuclein aggregation and propagation by astrocyte
  • Hiroshi Hanafusa
    Associate Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Science
[3S-10]
Investigation of a novel glutamate synthesis pathway in cortical excitatory neurons and its roles in neural activity
  • Yusuke Hirabayashi
    Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo School of Engineering
  • Akihiro Funamizu
    Lecturer, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, the University of Tokyo
  • Yoshiho Ikeuchi
    Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
[3S-11]
Common pathological mechanisms across epilepsy, intellectual developmental disorders, and autoimmune neurological disorders
  • Yuko Fukata
    Associate professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
[3S-12]
Mechanism of neurodegeneration and axonal dysfunction induced by RNA phase transition
  • Yasushi Yabuki
    Associate Professor, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University
[3S-13]
Mechanisms of remyelination failure in white matter injury
  • Reiji Yamazaki
    Assistant Professor, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine

Theme 4
Development of the “digital brain,” and related research platforms utilizing mathematical models

: Principal Investigator : Co-Investigator

[4B-01]
Inverse correlation search and external digitization of brain information using generative AI
  • Yuji Ikegaya
    Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Hirokazu Takahashi
    Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
  • Okito Yamashita
    Department Head, Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International(ATR)
[4B-02]
Development of mathematical models of brain dynamics for neurodevelopmental disorders through data assimilation
  • Keiichi Kitajo
    Professor, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institute of Natural Sciences
  • Motoaki Nakamura
    Associate Professor/Deputy Director, Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University
  • Tomohisa Asai
    Senior Researcher, Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR)
  • Shinya Nakamura
    Project Associate Professor, Tohoku University Graduate School of Life Sciences
  • Hiroshi Yokoyama
    Assistant Professor, Data Science and AI Innovation Research Promotion Center, Shiga University
[4B-03]
Study of motion and sensation in VR environments
  • Yasuharu Koike
    Professor, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
  • Hiroyuki Kambara
    Associate Professor, Tokyo Polytechnic University Faculty of Engineering
[4B-04]
Development of Digital Twin of Common Marmoset
  • Ken Nakae
    Associate Professor, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems, Natural Institute of Natural Science
  • Takako Miyabe
    Assistant Professor, Center for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior, Kyoto University
  • Thomas Diego
    Associate Professor, Kyushu University Graduate School and Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
  • Takaaki Kaneko
    Assistant Professor, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Natural Institute of Natural Science
[4B-05]
Accelerating large-scale computational neuroscience by LLM
  • Riichiro Hira
    Associate professor, Institute of Science Tokyo Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
  • Jun Igarashi
    Senior Scientist, RIKEN Center for Computational Science
  • Kentaro Inui
    Professor, Tohoku University Graduate School of Information Sciences
[4B-06]
Development of scaling techniques on the complexity of a microcircuit structure across species and resolutions towards building a human digital brain from bottom up
  • Tadashi Yamazaki
    Associate Professor, The University of Electro-Communications Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering
  • Yoshiyuki Kubota
    Associate Professor, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Natural Institute of Natural Science
  • Jun Igarashi
    Senior Scientist, RIKEN Center for Computational Science
[4B-07]
Mesoscopic level digital brain model toward novel therapeutic interventions for mental disorders
  • Yuichi Yamashita
    Section Chief, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
  • Masaki Iwasaki
    Director, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
  • Keisuke Suzuki
    Associate Professor, Center for Human Nature, Artificial Intelligence, and Neuroscience (CHAIN), Hokkaido University
[4S-01]
Study of Virtual Neuromodulation and Virtual Treatment in The Digital Brain
  • Takuto Okuno
    Specially appointed assistant professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of Human Health Sciences
[4S-02]
Neural code conversion between individuals and species
  • Yukiyasu Kamitani
    Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Informatics
[4S-03]
BrainScaler, an AI-powered framework for multi-scale brain modeling
  • Gutierrez Carlos Enrique
    Visiting Researcher, Neural Computation Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
[4S-04]
Functionalize Brain Simulation Network and Deep Learning Model by High-Dimensional Neural Data
  • SUN ZHE
    Junior Associate Professor, Juntendo University Faculty of Health Data Science
  • Keita Tokuda
    Associate Professor, Juntendo University Faculty of Health Data Science
  • Li Chao
    Research Scientist, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project
  • Gu Xiaowei
    Research Scientist, RIKEN Center for Brain Science
  • Joshua Johansen
    Team Leader, RIKEN Center for Brain Science
[4S-05]
Artificial neural network modeling of movement disorders
  • Tomohiko Takei
    Professor, Brain Science Institute, Tamagawa University
[4S-06]
Creation of a Digital Atlas of Human Brain Gene Expression as a Basis for Dementia Research
  • Mari Tada
    Professor, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
  • Norikazu Hara
    Specially appointed assistant professor, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
[4S-07]
Development of a data-driven whole brain model for identification of disease etiological mechanisms
  • Hiromichi Tsukada
    Associate Professor, Center for Mathematical Science and Artificial Intelligence, Chubu University
  • Ken Nakae
    Associate Professor, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
[4S-08]
Hierarchical cyber brain with genes, circuit, and behavior
  • Akihiro Funamizu
    Lecturer, Institute for Quantitative Bioscience, the University of Tokyo
  • Hiroki Shiwaku
    Tenure-track Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo
[4S-09]
Development of a data-driven mathematical model that elucidates and regenerates the linkage between of abnormal protein accumulation and a glial cell network
  • Yuichiro Yada
    Designated Lecturer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Okiru Komine
    Lecturer, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University

Theme 5
Seeds discovery for developing revolutionary drugs, diagnostic and therapeutic methods

: Principal Investigator : Co-Investigator

[5A-01]
Dementia-treatment study based on cellular and molecular mechanisms of protective variants
  • Haruhisa Inoue
    Professor, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University
  • Keiko Imamura
    Program-Specific Research Center Junior Associate Professors, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University
  • Takayuki Kondo
    Program-Specific Research Center Junior Associate Professors, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University
  • Yukihide Momozawa
    Team Leader, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
  • Hiroki Sasaguri
    Unit Leader, RIKEN Center for Brain Science
  • Atsushi Hoshino
    Lecturer, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences
[5A-02]
Discovery of brain circuit biomarkers and development of neurofeedback therapy based on generative/adversarial AI and digital brains
  • Aurelio Cortese
    Head, Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
  • Okito Yamashita
    Head, Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
  • Hiroshi Imamizu
    Director, Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
  • Mitsuo Kawato
    Director, Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
  • Toshiya Murai
    Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Ryu-ichiro Hashimoto
    Affiliate Professor, Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University
  • Hidehiko TAKAHASHI
    Professor, Institute of Science Tokyo Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
  • Go Okada
    Professor (Special Recognition), Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
  • Yuji Ikegaya
    Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
[5A-03]
Unleashing a New Era: Pioneering Therapies for α-Synucleinopathies
  • Nobutaka Hattori
    Professor and Chairperson, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
  • Taku Hatano
    Senior Associate Professor, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
  • Yasuyoshi Kimura
    Assistant Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Hodaka Yamakado
    Research associate professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Shinji Saiki
    Professor, University of Tsukuba Faculty of Medicine
  • Yeon-Jeong Kim
    Assistant Professor, University of Yamanashi Faculty of Medicine
[5B-01]
Multi-layer sequencing of germline, somatic, virus variants accelerate seeds development of autoimmune neurological diseases
  • Yukinori Okada
    Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
  • Noriko Isobe
    Professor, Kyusyu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  • Tatsusada Okuno
    Associate Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
[5B-02]
Development of a comprehensive blood biomarker system capable of assessing the background pathology of dementia using PET as a reference standard
  • Kenji Tagai
    Researcher, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)
  • Manabu Ikeda
    Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Shigeki Hirano
    Associate Professor, Chiba University Graduate School of medicine
  • Shunichiro Shinagawa
    Professor, The Jikei University School of Medicine
[5B-03]
Development of Therapeutic Seeds Based on Functional Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease Causative Genes
  • Hideaki Matsui
    Professor, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
  • Yuuki Ishita
    Assistant professor, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University
  • Yuki Fujita
    Professor, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine
  • Yuichi Wakana
    Assistant Professor, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences School of Life Sciences
[5S-01]
Proof of concept study of data-driven novel therapeutic agents for obsessive-compulsive disorder and their indication expansion
  • Nozomi Asaoka
    Assistant professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Toshiya Murai
    Professor, Kyoto University Hospital
  • Hirotsugu Kawashima
    Assistant Professor, Kyoto University Hospital
  • Yasunori Hayashi
    Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
[5S-02]
Analysis of plasma components involved in the development of dementia and development of transplantation therapy
  • Nariko Arimura
    Associate Professor, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science
  • Goro Sashida
    Professor, International Research Center for Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
  • Satoshi Miyashita
    Section Chief, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
  • Tomoki Nishioka
    Lecturer, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University
[5S-03]
Development of a novel therapy for tauopathy: a MARK4 inhibitor
  • Kanae Ando
    Associate Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University School of Science
[5S-04]
Study of Immune Cells in Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Minako Ito
    Associate Professor, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University
  • Manabu Makinodan
    Associate Professor, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
[5S-05]
Development of Novel Brain Disease Therapy Based on the Bioprotective Effects of Senescent Microglia
  • Hiroshi Ohnishi
    Professor, Gunma University Graduate School of Health Sciences
  • Takashi Matozaki
    Project Professor, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
[5S-06]
Exploratory research on suppression of amyloid β aggregation by Auger electrons
  • Masahiro Ono
    Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
[5S-07]
Development of antisense oligonucleotides that enable highly efficient RNA editing at pathogenic point mutations
  • Yukio Kawahara
    Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Yuki Kato
    Associate Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Taisuke Nakahama
    Assistant Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
[5S-08]
Therapeutic Strategy on neurodegenerative pathology by microglial regulation
  • Kimitoshi Kimura
    Program-Specific Junior Associate Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Kazunari Aoki
    Assistant Professor, Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University
  • Kazuto Tsukita
    Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
[5S-09]
The Potential of Olfaction in an Aging Society: Establishing Methods for Predicting and Preventing Dementia Through Scent
  • Haruki Takeuchi
    Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science
[5S-10]
Study on the role of progressive complex ubiquitination in neurodegenerative diseases-associated inclusions and the disease-suppressing effects of ubiquitin ligase inhibitors
  • Fuminori Tokunaga
    Professor, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine
[5S-11]
Study of EEG-NF to treat phantom limb pain
  • Takufumi Yanagisawa
    Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of medicine