Field for Brain Function and RepairDepartment of Integrative Neuroimaging Informatics

Previously:Department of Biological Magnetic Resonance
Center for Integrated Human Brain Science Website

Members

Assoc. Prof.
Kosuke ITOH
Assist. Prof.
Masaki WATANABE
Specially Appointed Lecturer
Honami SAKATA
Specially Appointed Assist. Prof.
Ken OHNO

Research Focus

Understanding higher cognitive functions unique to humans -- such as language, music, and abstract reasoning -- along with their pathological conditions, necessarily requires research conducted on humans themselves. Yet these capacities did not appear suddenly on Earth; rather, they were shaped through approximately four billion years of biological evolution. This division employs a range of non-invasive neuroimaging techniques, including MRI, PET, and electroencephalography, to investigate human brain function and its pathological conditions from an integrative perspective that encompasses evolutionary considerations. By harnessing the methodological frameworks of data science, we engage in both research and education that broadly synthesizes neuroscience, neuroimaging, and experimental psychology.

SIGNA Architect 3.0T MRI scanner. A 3-tesla MRI system capable of high-resolution visualization of diverse information--including brain structure, function, white matter fiber tracts, and metabolite concentrations--serving as the core neuroimaging platform of our laboratory.
Relative pitch assessment task. Through a behavioral task in which participants discriminate the interval relationship of tones relative to a tonic, we examine how musical experience and training influence pitch processing abilities.
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