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Molecular Neuroscience Lab
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The lab aims to repair neural circuits lost after injury to the brain and spinal cord.
AboutAbout the lab
To restore lost neural circuits
The Molecular Neuroscience Lab conducts basic research and developmental research that contribute to overcoming the lasting impairments of the nervous system caused by cerebrovascular disease and by trauma to the brain and spinal cord.
In the brain and spinal cord, neurons work by forming networks, and when these networks are damaged, recovery is extremely rare.
Believing that central nervous system disorders can be treated if the lost networks can be repaired, the lab aims to establish new neural regeneration therapies.
At the same time, the lab seeks to study the dynamics of the process by which neural circuits are repaired through an integrated approach.
Key terms
- Neural circuit
- A network in the brain and spinal cord in which neurons connect with one another and function together.
- Central nervous system disorder
- A condition in which nerves in the brain or spinal cord are damaged and their function is impaired.
NewsLab news
Paper by a PhD student clarifies the role of astrocytes in rehabilitation after stroke
A Project Assistant Professor joined the Joint Research Chair for Drug Discovery Neuroscience
Paper by a Project Lecturer reports that coordination among immune cells in the brain accelerates Parkinson's disease-like pathology
An Assistant Professor received the Excellent Presentation Award at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Neurochemistry
Paper by a Project Assistant Professor clarifies how astrocytes damaged in neuromyelitis optica regenerate
ResearchResearch themes
When neural circuit networks in the brain and spinal cord are damaged, recovery is extremely rare. The lab aims to establish new neural regeneration therapies that repair lost networks, and also seeks to study the dynamics of neural circuits during the repair process through an integrated approach.
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Members of the Molecular Neuroscience Lab consist of faculty, project faculty, technical staff, collaborative researchers, secretaries, visiting faculty and researchers, PhD, master's, and undergraduate students, and research students.As of 2026
- ProfessorToshihide Yamashita
- Project LecturerYosuke Otake
- Associate ProfessorNao Shibuya
- Assistant ProfessorIyo Yorifuji
- Assistant ProfessorKen Matoba
- Project Assistant ProfessorTeruyuki Ishikura
- Project Assistant ProfessorSaki Minoda
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