Organization

Department of Brain Development and Neural Regeneration

Division Leader Masaharu Hayashi

We will study developmental mechanisms of the brain in children and fetuses, who are generally susceptible to disability from various factors, such as encephalitis, cerebral palsy, brain malformation, fetal brain cancer, and metabolic disorders, as well as regenerative mechanisms involved in nerves injured by trauma or disease. By understanding these mechanisms, we aim to develop new methods for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of developmental brain disorders as well as ways to support social reintegration and nerve regeneration.

Developmental Neuroimmunology Project

Project Leader Hiroshi Sakuma

• Tadayuki Shimada
• Mariko Kasai
• Kuniko Kohyama

Synaptic Plasticity Project

Laboratory Head Kanato Yamagata

• Tadayuki Shimada
• Chihiro Hisatsune

Neural Development Project

Laboratory Head Haruo Okado

• Shinobu Hirai
• Tomoko Tanaka

Neural Network Project

Project Leader Chiaki Ohtaka-Maruyama

• Keisuke Kamimura 
• Takuma Kumamoto
• Yasuhiro Matsumura