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RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) explores the mysteries of the brain—one of the ultimate frontiers in natural science—carrying out research at all levels, from cells to organisms and social systems, with the goal of returning those results to society.
FEATURED
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OPEN FACULTY POSITIONS (Brain science in general)
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EVENT
Oct. 29: The first Symposium for Alliance for Brain Science [UTokyo-Teikyo-RIKEN] "A Venture into the Universe of the Athlete's Brain from a Cognitive Neuroscience"
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PRESS
Navigating the future: brain cells that plan where to go
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PRESS
Dopamine treatment alleviates symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease
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AWARD
Jun Nagai receives the Award for Distinguished Investigator of Japanese Society for Neurochemistry
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AWARD
Ken-ichi Dewa receives the Award for Young Investigator of Japanese Society for Neurochemistry
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AWARD
Kensuke Yoshida receives the Toshihiko Tokizane Memorial Award for Excellent Graduate Study in Neuroscience
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HIGHLIGHT
Midbrain dopamine neurons can retain short-term memories
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HIGHLIGHT
How the hippocampus records memories in stereo
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PRESS
Advancing Towards Safe and Effective Topical Mosquito Repellents Against Dengue (Kao Press Release)
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PRESS
Brainless memory makes the spinal cord smarter than previously thought
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AWARD
Takuya Isomura receives the Commendation for Science and Technology by MEXT
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AWARD
Thomas McHugh receives the 32nd Kihara Memorial Foundation Academic Award
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NEWS
Smelling danger in the water: Schreckstoff mystery solved after 86 years!
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NEWS
Fluorescent protein outshines the competition when imaging cells
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NEWS
Genomic “butterfly effect” explains risk for autism spectrum disorder
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NEWS
Research proposals selected for the CBS Co-Creation of Knowledge Project — Co-Creation Laboratory
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HIGHLIGHT
Artificial intelligence shares our confidence bias
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HIGHLIGHT
How molecules in the zebrafish brain indicate it’s time to quit a fight
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HIGHLIGHT
Treating brain aneurysms before they burst
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HIGHLIGHT
Mapping connections of the marmoset prefrontal cortex
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HIGHLIGHT
Extra-large synapses could be a cause of schizophrenia
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VIDEO
NEURO SQUARE “Combining human intelligence with computers—Does it rely on brain fluctuations?” by Taro Toyoizumi
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VIDEO
NEURO SQUARE “When democracy for neurons collapses” by Akiko Hayashi-Takagi
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PRESS
The mutant origin of brain aneurysms and the first drug treatment
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VIDEO
NEURO SQUARE “Rejuvenating aging brains — Revitalization and memory recovery using neural stem cells” by Ryoichiro Kageyama
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VIDEO
NEURO SQUARE “Unconscious Imaginations” by Hakwan Lau
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Crying baby? Science says walk, then sit
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HIGHLIGHT
Mouse model to explore links between Alzheimer’s disease and vascular amyloid plaques
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HIGHLIGHT
Region at back of the macaque brain weighs confidence in memories and current evidence during introspective decision making
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PRESS
Extra “eye” movements are the key to better self-driving cars
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ARCHIVE
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INTRANET
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