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Systematic Anatomy and Neuroanatomy Lab
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A lab exploring the neural mechanisms that support sensation and movement of the mouth and face.
AboutAbout the lab
Uncovering sensation and movement of the mouth and face through neural circuits.
The lab studies the neural mechanisms that support sensation and movement around the mouth and face.
The nervous system consists of the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system (the brain), and it is responsible for perceiving touch and taste and for controlling movement through commands to muscles.
The lab investigates the neural mechanisms of "sensory information processing," "motor control," and their integration, focusing mainly on clarifying the structure of neural circuits.
It also combines analysis of neural activity with verification of gene expression to approach the research from multiple angles.
Key terms
- Peripheral nervous system
- The nerves outside the brain. They carry sensations from the mouth and face to the brain and transmit commands to the muscles.
- Central nervous system
- The central part of the nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord. It receives sensory information and issues motor commands.
- Neural circuit map
- A map showing how neurons are connected to one another. The lab aims to clarify it.
- Muscle spindle
- A sensory organ inside muscle that senses how much the muscle is stretched. It is covered in the lab's research on deep sensation of the masticatory muscles.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab is building up research results aimed at understanding the neural mechanisms of the orofacial region. According to the lab, these results are expected to contribute to developing ways to prevent and treat functional impairments caused by diseases and injuries in and around the mouth, and to lead to a better quality of life (QOL) in an aging society.
*Illustrative imageNeural circuits for orofacial touch perception and movement
The lab studies the brain structures and functions needed for sensation and movement around the mouth and face. Using rodents, it records the electrical activity of individual neurons that process sensory and motor information, aiming to clarify the "neural circuit map" surrounding those cells.
*Illustrative imageMuscle spindle (deep) sensory pathways of the masticatory muscles
The lab studies the neural mechanisms by which sensory information from inside and around the mouth is correctly conveyed to the brain, and by which the brain correctly sends motor commands to the muscles around the mouth. It aims to clarify the sensory and motor neural mechanisms in the brain that allow people to keep enjoying delicious food.
MembersFaculty
The staff of the Systematic Anatomy and Neuroanatomy Lab are a Professor, a Lecturer, and an Assistant Professor.As of 2026
- ProfessorTakahiro Furuta
- LecturerFumihiko Sato
- Assistant ProfessorJaerin Sohn
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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: “Brain Anatomy Model ( )” YVC Biology Department / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Neural circuits for orofacial touch perception and movement: “PNNs at primary somatosensory cortex in mouse brain 04” Арнст Никита, Светлана Кузнецова, Мельникова Анастасия / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Muscle spindle (deep) sensory pathways of the masticatory muscles: “Muscle spindle model without labels” Neuromechanics / CC0 (cropped)
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