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Brain Function Diagnosis and Reconstruction Lab
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The lab is a joint research chair that studies technologies for measuring and reconstructing brain function.
AboutAbout the lab
Diagnosing and reconstructing brain function.
The Joint Research Chair of Brain Function Diagnosis and Reconstruction (Hirata Lab) researches and develops technologies for measuring, reconstructing, and controlling brain function, with the aim of diagnosing and reconstructing it.
Project Professor Hirata, who heads the chair, has studied how the brain works using magnetoencephalography and applied it to examinations, and has worked on the research and development of brain-machine interfaces, which reconstruct brain function by engineering methods.
Through joint research with a group of companies, the lab aims for technologies that can be put into practical medical use, such as wireless devices implanted in the body.
Project Professor Hirata completed graduate school in engineering and worked as an engineer at a company, then switched to medicine and became a neurosurgeon.
Key terms
- Brain-machine interface
- Technology that decodes brain signals to operate devices such as a robotic arm, reconstructing lost bodily function.
- Magnetoencephalography
- A test of brain activity that captures time and location in finer detail than EEG. It is useful for locating epileptic foci, among other uses.
- Intracranial EEG
- Brain signals measured from electrodes placed inside the skull.
NewsLab news
A research result from the lab received the HSR Community Excellent Presentation Award
A clinical trial notification for an implantable BMI was submitted to the PMDA and accepted
ResearchResearch themes
The lab researches and develops devices and technologies for measuring, reconstructing, and controlling brain function, organized into three main areas. It aims for practical use through joint research with a group of companies centered on Murata Manufacturing, JiMED, Pixie Dust Technologies, and Shionogi.
*Illustrative imageDevelopment of a wireless implantable BMI
The lab has established technology to decode the content of movements from intracranial EEG and use it to control a robotic arm and to communicate. It is advancing research and development of a wireless implantable measurement device, and next plans to conduct clinical trials, leading to regulatory approval under the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act and insurance coverage.
*Illustrative imageNon-drug treatment using stimulation of the five senses
The lab is conducting exploratory joint research on drug-free treatment for neurological diseases using stimulation of the five senses.
*Illustrative imageCore technologies for measuring, reconstructing, and controlling brain function
To advance and develop the two lines of research and development above, the lab carries out research and development on related core technologies and clinical applications. It participates in the Moonshot Research and Development Program, aiming to realize technology that lets people operate an avatar as intended through a BMI.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Brain Function Diagnosis and Reconstruction Lab consist of faculty, project researchers, visiting faculty, research students, doctoral and master's students, and technical assistants.As of 2026
- Project ProfessorMasayuki Hirata
- Project Associate ProfessorGoichi Bekku
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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: “Openbci-brain-computer-interface-by-omphalosskeptic” Omphalosskeptic / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Development of a wireless implantable BMI: “Robotic ROV Manipulator Arm 2” BPLINFO / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Non-drug treatment using stimulation of the five senses: “Headphones 1” No machine-readable author provided. PJ assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Core technologies for measuring, reconstructing, and controlling brain function: “Deep brain stimulation electrode placement reconstruction” Andreashorn / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Visual Function Reconstruction Lab): “EpiretinalMembrane OCT” Jmarchn / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Radiology Lab): “CT Naeotom Alpha Pilsen 2022 (cropped)” Tomáš Vendiš / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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