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Oral Physiology Lab
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A lab that studies the nerves for touch and movement, as well as the sense of taste.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring neural information processing and the mechanisms of taste.
The lab uses fluorescent molecular probes to study how information about touch and movement is processed in nerves.
It also investigates the mechanisms by which neurons and other cells differentiate and regenerate, using methods from cell biology and molecular biology.
Taste on the tongue and lipid sensitivity are studied using psychophysical methods.
Key terms
- Fluorescent molecular probe
- A molecule that uses its light-emitting properties to make substances inside cells, or nerve activity, visible
- Differentiation
- The process by which a cell changes into a cell with a specific role, such as a neuron
- Psychophysics
- A method that measures the relationship between the intensity of a stimulus, such as a taste, and the sensation a person perceives
ResearchResearch themes
The lab uses fluorescent molecular probes to investigate how information about touch and movement is processed in nerves. It also studies the differentiation and regeneration of neurons, as well as taste on the tongue and lipid sensitivity.
*Illustrative imageNeural information processing for touch and movement
The lab uses fluorescent molecular probes to investigate how information about touch and movement is processed in sensory and motor nerves. This research deals with the function of neural circuits in the sensory and motor nervous systems.
*Illustrative imageDifferentiation and regeneration of neurons
The lab investigates the differentiation and regeneration of neurons and other cells using methods from cell biology and molecular biology. The regulation of differentiation, regeneration, and cell death in neurons and osteoblasts is also a subject of study.
*Illustrative imageTaste and lipid sensitivity
The lab studies taste on the tongue and lipid sensitivity using psychophysical methods. It also conducts epidemiological studies on taste reception and lipid sensitivity of the tongue.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorMinoru Wakamori
- Associate ProfessorKeiko Ando
- Assistant ProfessorTadaaki Kudo
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Adherent cells of Capsaspora owczarzaki (filasterea)” Multicellgenome Lab / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Neural information processing for touch and movement: “Barry Kerzin meditating with EEG for neuroscience research (cropped)” Antoine Lutz / Public domain (cropped)
- Differentiation and regeneration of neurons: “Cardiac Stem Cell Differentiation” Jweiss20 / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Taste and lipid sensitivity: “Taste Testing097” Ark. Agricultural Experiment Station / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (歯科薬理学分野): “Patch clamp schematic 1” PeaBrainC / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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