List of research and development topics
● : R&D Principal Investigator (PI) unmarked : Co-Investigator
Research Group 1
A comprehensive study involving longitudinal analyses of cerebral images from healthy to pathological states by life stages (developmental, adulthood, and senile stages).
1-1
Identification of the pathogenic mechanism of mental and neurological disorders through acquisition and analysis of cerebral MRI-scan images and clinical data, etc.
The mechanism of brain development and disorders in adolescence and young adulthood (AYA) through international MRI collaborations
Kiyoto KASAI ●
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Motoaki NAKAMURA
M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University
Yuko NAKAMURA
Ph.D., Associate Professor, Center for Evolutionary Cognitive Sciences, Graduate school of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Haruto TAKAGISHI
Ph.D., Research Associate, Brain Science Institute, Tamagawa
Osamu ABE
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Elucidation of neural circuits of mood disorder in adults and related disorders based on longitudinal MRI data
Yasumasa OKAMOTO ●
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Medical Sciences, Hiroshima University
Ryota HASHIMOTO
M.D., Ph.D., Director, Department of Pathology of Mental Diseases, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Eiji SHIMIZU
M.D., Ph.D., Director, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Chiba University
Ayumu YAMASHITA
Visiting Researcher, Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease Neuroimaging Initiative (PADNI) supported by MRI reference panels based on community-based cohort data
Takashi HANAKAWA ●
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Integrated Neuroanatomy and Neuroimaging, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Toshiki MIZUNO
M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chairman of Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Toshiya MURAI
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Makoto SASAKI
M.D., Ph.D., Executive Director, Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Iwate Medical University
Masayuki YAMAMOTO
M.D., Ph.D., Executive Director, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University
Hirooki YABE
M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chairman Department of Neuropsychiatry Fukushima Medical University
Takahiko TOKUDA
M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director, Brain Disorder Translational Research Team, Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research (DOFI), National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
1-1
Elucidation of the neural circuitry involved in symptomatic improvement and prognosis of psychiatric and neurological disorders resulting from therapeutic intervention
Association study of symptomatic efficacy of rasagiline with neurocircuits in Parkinson’s disease
Nobutaka HATTORI ●
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Neurology, Juntendo University
Shigeki AOKI
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Radiology, Juntendo University
Kensaku MORI
Ph.D., Professor, Department of Intelligent Systems, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University
Tatsuya HARADA
Professor, Research Center For Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Hirotaka MATSUMOTO
Associate Professor, School of Information and Data Sciences, Nagasaki University
Masayuki YAMASAKI
Professor, Department of Food Sciences and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukoku University
Longitudinal MRI study Identifying the Neural Substrates of Remission/Recovery in Mood Disorders (L/R Study)
Masaru MIMURA ●
M.D., Ph.D., Specially Appointed Professor, Center for Preventive Medicine, Keio University Hospital
Toshiya MURAI
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Kyoto University Hospital
Kazuyuki NAKAGOME
M.D., Ph.D., President, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
1-1
Generation of neuroscientific evidence of therapeutic intervention for psychiatric and neurological disorders
Study of optimization of epilepsy treatment using artificial intelligence
Haruhiko KISHIMA ●
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University
Takufumi YANAGISAWA
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Osaka University
Naoki TANI
M.D., Ph.D., Assisstant Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
Kuriko SHIMONO
M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development
Masao IWASE
M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
Tatsuya HARADA
Ph.D., Professor, Department of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Yasuhiro SUZUKI
M.D., Ph.D., Section Chief, Department of Paediatric Neurology, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital
Misa NAKANO
M.D., Suita Municipal Hospital
Elucidation of neuroscientific evidence of the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy for eating disorders
Atsushi SEKIGUCHI ●
M.D., Ph.D., Section Chief, Department of Behavioral Medicine, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Keiko INO
M.D., Ph.D., Section Chief, Department of Behavioral Medicine, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Yoshiya MORIGUCHI
M.D., Ph.D., Visiting Researcher, Department of Behavioral Medicine, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Yasuhiro SATO
M.D., Ph.D., Lecturer, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Tohoku University
Yoshiyuki HIRANO
Ph.D., Professor, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Chiba University
Kazuhiro YOSHIUCHI
M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Masanori ISOBE
M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
Naoki KODAMA
M.D., Ph.D., Lecturer, Division of Psychosomatic Medicine, Department of Neurology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
Shu TAKAKURA
M.D., Ph.D., Lecturer, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Kyushu University
Elucidation of neural basis of pharmacotherapy for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Hidehiko TAKAHASHI ●
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Motoaki NAKAMURA
M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University
Wakako ITO
M.D., Ph.D., Researcher, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute
Makoto HIGUCHI
M.D., Ph.D., Department Head, Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
1-2
Cerebral MRI-scan image data platform
Integrative MRI data platform across the lifespan and disorders toward international brain science collaborations
Kiyoto KASAI ●
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Shinsuke KOIKE
M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Center for Evolutionary Cognitive Sciences
Saori TANAKA
Ph.D., Department Head, Department of Neural Computation for Decision-making, ATR Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group
Takashi HANAKAWA
M.D., Ph.D., Director, Integrative Brain Imaging Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Takuya HAYASHI
M.D., Ph.D., Team Leader, Laboratory for Brain Connectomics Imaging, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
Kazuyuki NAKAGOME（＊）
M.D., Ph.D., President, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Kazuya IWAMOTO（＊）
Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Brain Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
（＊）Only for FY2022
Koji KAMAGATA
M.D., Ph.D., Associate professor, Department of Radiology, Juntendo University
Research Group 2
Research involving an inter-species comparison of human and non-human primate brains
2
Research involving an inter-species comparison of human and nonhuman primate brains by structural and functional regionalization and homology analysis
Study of cross-species comparisons of human and non-human primates using high field MRI
Norihiro SADATO ●
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Section of Brain Function Information, Supportive Center for Brain Research, National Institute for Physiological Sciences
Masaki ISODA
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of System Neuroscience, National Institute for Physiological Sciences
Atsushi NAMBU
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of System Neuroscience, National Institute for Physiological Sciences
Tadashi ISA
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Primate Connectomics using Multimodal Standardized Neuroimaging
Takuya HAYASHI ●
M.D., Ph.D., Team Leader, Laboratory for Brain Connectomics Imaging, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
Miho MURAYAMA
Ph.D., Professor, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University
Establishing a multiscale platform for the analysis of brain circuit function by an interspecific, bidirectional approach with circuit manipulation and machine learning
Toshiyuki HIRABAYASHI ●
Ph.D., Principal Researcher, Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
Takafumi MINAMIMOTO
Ph.D., Group Leader, Principal Researcher, Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
Yuji IKEGAYA
Ph.D., Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Youichi SAITOH
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Noriaki YAHATA
Ph.D., Researcher, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
Research Group 3
Development and application of technologies such as neuro-feedback through collaboration with artificial intelligence (AI) research projects
3-1
Development research on therapies such as neuro-feedback using AI technologies
Study of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technology based on Neuroscience and AI
Mitsuo KAWATO ●
Ph.D., Director, ATR Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group
Junichiro YOSHIMOTO
Ph.D., Visiting Principal Researcher, ATR Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group
Hiroshi IMAMIZU
Ph.D., Director, CMC, ATR Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group
Ryuichiro HASHIMOTO
Ph.D., Affiliate Professor, Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University
Noriaki YAHATA
Ph.D., Group Leader, Quantum Life Informatics Group, Institute for Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
Hidehiko TAKAHASHI
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Jun MIYATA
M.D., Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
Takufumi YANAGISAWA
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Osaka University
Go OKADA
M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Medicine
3-2
Surveys on next-generation AI technologies and development of fundamental technologies
Research and Development on Next-Generation AI and its Key Technology Based on Nonlinear Dynamics
Kazuyuki AIHARA ●
Ph.D., University Professor, The University of Tokyo
Hirokazu TAKAHASHI
Ph.D., Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Naonori UEDA
Ph.D., Deputy Director, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project
Motoaki KAWANABE
Ph.D., Team Leader, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project
Innovative Research Group
Development of neuron-type specific gene manipulation techniques in primates
Ken-ichi INOUE
Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Kyoto University Primate Research Institute
Neurofeedback-based guidance of stereotaxic plasticity for motor recovery from neurological diseases
Junichi USHIBA
Ph.D., Associate Professor, Keio University School of Engineering
To Establish Synapse Epitranscriptomics as a Cognitive Neuroepigenetic Mechanism at Synapses
Dan Ohtan WANG
Ph.D., Associate Professor, Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study
Elucidation of macro neural circuit disorders in Parkinson's disease using advanced MRI techniques and artificial intelligence
Koji KAMAGATA
M.D., Ph.D., Associate professor, Department of Radiology, Juntendo University
Analysis for pharmacological mechanism of psychoactive drugs
Keisuke KURODA
M.D., Ph.D., Project Assistant Professor, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
Development of standardization technique for realization of quantitative functional MRI measurement across multiple imaging sites
Daisuke KOKURYO
Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Kobe University Graduate School of system Informatics
Generation of whole brain atlas for monoamines and anti-depressants localizations
Yuki SUGIURA
Ph.D., Senior Assistant Professor (Non-tenured), Keio University School of Medicine
Analysis of somatic mutations in bipolar disorder and methodological development of genomic neuropathology
Masaki NISHIOKA
M.D., Ph.D., Researcher, RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Study of daily sleepiness as an ensemble of the monoaminergic system and its disorder
Yasutaka NIWA
M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Tsukuba University International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine
The regulation of formation and clearance of intracellular amyloid by photooxygenation
Yukiko HORI
Ph.D., Lecturer, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Development of a machine-learning method for extracting local functional modules from spontaneous neuronal activity in marmoset and human brains.
Teppei MATSUI
Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Tokyo University Graduate School of Medicine
Study of toxic polypeptides related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Eiichiro MORI
M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Nara Medical University School of Medicine