2017.08.24

Kashiwazaki HS students visit BRI for SSH study tour

A group of Kashiwazaki High School (HS) (23 first -year students of the science and mathematics course) visited BRI on Friday, August 18, 2017. Kashiwazaki HS is one of the Super Science High Schools (SSH) specified by MEXT. The annual study tour at BRI is arranged in partnership between Kashiwazaki HS and BRI for the purpose of nurturing the next generation of global researchers by introducing an attractive world of neuroscience. It is the 5th visit this year since it first started in 2013.

In the morning, all participants attended two slots of lectures. Lectures on the brain plasticity (Prof. Hironaka Igarashi) and on the consciousness research (Prof. Katsuei Shibuki) were provided to share a science knowledge that students cannot get from high school classes.

In the afternoon, split into three groups, the lab tours were carried out. Hands-on activities such as observing active neurons, looking at rare brain disorder specimens, and handling mouse embryos with a manipulator, contributed to increase their interest in neuroscience. Participants said that some parts they learned today are not necessarily easy to understand but the study tour certainly ignites interest in neuroscience.

We were pleased to have Kashiwazaki HS students here at BRI.


Lecture by Prof. Igarashi "Brain and cognitive bias"	Lecture by Prof. Shibuki "What mouse mind tells us on human mind"	During lectures

Students listen to lectures earnestly	Looking at active neurons and glial cells through microscope	Finding Lewy bodies from brain tissue of Alzheimer's disease

Exploring ultra-low temperature freezer room for frozen brain tissues	Participating in embryo manipulation and observing laboratory mice	Hope they had a beneficial day!