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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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AWARD
Award winner's voices — Masanobu Murayama, Team Director, Recipient of the 40th Tsukahara Nakaaki Memorial Award
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Unit Leader Takuya Isomura and Special Postdoctoral Researcher Ayako Ouchi received Young Investigator Award 2026, Japan Neuroscience Society
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Visiting Researcher Kenji Itao and Special Postdoctoral Researcher Ayako Ouchi receive Young Scientists' Award, Commendation for Science and Technology by MEXT (FY2026)
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Team Director Atsushi Miyawaki receives the 3rd Kobe Prize Grand Prix from Nakatani Foundation
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Team Director Aya Takeoka receives the 3rd Kobe Young Investigator Prize from Nakatani Foundation
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Team Director Yoshihiro Yoshihara receives the 28th Toshihiko Tokizane Memorial Award
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Team Director Masanori Murayama receives the Nakaakira Tsukahara Memorial Award
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Team Director Aya Takeoka receives the 22nd JSPS Prize
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NEWS
Taming chaos in neural networks
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NEWS
Modeling how the brain factors in context
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PRESS
Deep sleep supports memory via brain fluid and neural rhythms
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Astrocytes are superstars in the game of long-term memory
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Fruit flies teach us how to appreciate flavor
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NEWS
Call for proposals: CBS Co-Creation of Knowledge Project — Co-Creation Laboratories
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How the brain allows us to infer emotions
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AWARD
Team Director Thomas McHugh receives the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Award for Science and Technology, Research Category)
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Team Director Kentaro Miyamoto receives the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (The Young Scientists' Prize)
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VIDEO
An introduction to the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics by Louis Kang
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VIDEO
Mouse model reveals how a mutation protects against Alzheimer’s disease
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Shigeo Okabe and Nobutaka Hattori receive the Japan Academy Prize
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Team Director Shigeyoshi Fujisawa receives the 39th Nakaakira Tsukahara Memorial Award from the Brain Science Foundation
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PRESS
Positive emotions plus deep sleep equals longer-lasting perceptual memories
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How group size affects cooperation: Insights from brain science
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