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Integrative Life Sciences :
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Research

Systems Neurophysiology

Systems Neurophysiology

Visually dominant animals, such as humans and monkeys, depend on visual input for nearly 80% of their sensory information. To acquire accurate visual information, the brain employs five different types of eye movements. Our research aims to reveal the neural mechanisms of transformation from visual input to motor output—in other words, how the brain shifts gaze, captures targets with the fovea of the retina, and generates accurate motor commands. This sensory-motor transformation is thought to be involved in multiple brain regions. Understanding this mechanism is expected to provide fundamental insights into the principles of information process in the brain.

Research Overview

We investigate the neural circuits underlying different eye movement systems in non-human primates, by neurophysiological and anatomical approaches. We aim to elucidate how these circuits process visual information, and generates motor output.
URLs https://www.neurophysiology.med.tohoku.ac.jp/

Faculty Members

Professor TAKAHASHI Mayu
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