

Schedule 2026-2027
*Date and Time are subject to change, please check this web-page periodically for updates.
All classes will be held on-site(hybrid) on Tuesdays 17:00-19:00.
| Date | Week # | Title | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hello, Orientation, and Overview | ||
| I. Cellular | |||
| 2 | Neuron Identity and Connectivity | Adrian Moore | |
| 3 | Multi-omics in Brain Science | Emi Ling | |
| 4 | Synapses | Shigeo Okabe | |
| 5 | Molecular, Genetic, and Imaging techniques in Contemporary Neuroscience | Nobuhiko Miyasaka | |
| II. Disease | |||
| 6 | Alzheimer's Disease | Hiroki Sasaguri | |
| 7 | Schizophrenia | Akiko Hayashi-Takagi | |
| 8 | Autism | Aya Ito-Ishida | |
| 9 | Journal Club 1 | ||
| 10 | Amyloid Biology | Motomasa Tanaka | |
| 11 | Parkinson's Disease | Nobutaka Hattori | |
| III. Learning and Perception | |||
| 12 | Theoretical Models | Taro Toyoizumi | |
| 13 | Mathematical Characterization of Intelligence | Takuya Isomura | |
| 14 | Mid-Term Exam | ||
| 15 | Episodic Memory | Shigeyoshi Fujisawa | |
| 16 | Attention, Working Memory, and Executive Control in Perceptual Processing | Lukas Schmitt | |
| 17 | Computational Neuroscience | Louis Kang | |
| IV. Sensory and Locomotor | |||
| 18 | Drosophila Sensory and Motor Neurobiology | Terufumi Fujiwara | |
| 19 | Motor Adaptation and Control | Aya Takeoka | |
| 20 | Social Behavior | Hitoshi Okamoto | |
| 21 | Olfaction | Hokto Kazama | |
| 22 | Visual Processing and Behavior | Fumi Kubo | |
| 23 | Somatosensation | Masanori Murayama | |
| 24 | Journal Club 2 | ||
| V. The Human Brain | |||
| 25 | Social Neuroscience | Takahiko Koike | |
| 26 | Behavioral Methods | Kazuhisa Shibata | |
| 27 | Decision Making | Kentaro Miyamoto | |
| 28 | Social Learning and Collective Behavior | Wataru Toyokawa | |
| 29 | Final Exam | ||
| 30 | Graduation Ceremony & Round Table | ||



