Research Interests

We are interested in understanding how memories are encoded, consolidated and recalled. Much of our work focuses on the hippocampus, one of the most well characterized and intensely studied regions of the mammalian brain and an ideal model system to test hypotheses linking memory and neural information representation. We combine in vivo electrophysiology and imaging with cutting-edge conditional genetics to address research questions at a high level of precision. Our ability to manipulate plasticity, synaptic transmission or neuronal excitability in a subregion or pathway specific manner and to characterize the consequences of those manipulations on the behavioral and physiological level allows us to study the dynamic routing and use of spatial information in the brain.

Media Coverage

研究成果

Brain waves in mice change based on memory age

遠隔記憶は大脳皮質と海馬の相互作用により想起される

The big picture: mouse memory cells are about experience, not place

海馬記憶エングラムは経験の脳内表象へのインデックスである

Gene linked to intellectual ability affects memory replay in mice

知的障害モデルマウスの記憶障害は海馬リプレイの異常が一因

Meet the Team

Principal Investigator

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Thomas McHugh

Team Leader

Researchers

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Hongshen He

JSPS Fellow, Research Scientist

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Chia-Hsuan Wang

Research Scientist

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Genki Minamisawa

Research Scientist

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Seiichiro Amemiya

Research Scientist

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Vladislav Sekulic

JSPS, SPDR, Research Scientist

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Yijun Zhou

JSPS Fellow, Research Scientist

Technical and Administrative Staff

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Arthur Huang

Technical Staff

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Denis Polygalov

Technical Staff

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Eric T.N. Overton

Technical Staff

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Michiko Fujisawa

Administrative Assistant

Students

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Eichi Toyoizumi

PhD Candidate

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Muhang Li

PhD Candidate

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Ryohei Yoshimoto

Masters Student

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Shuzhen Zuo

PhD Candidate

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Yinghao Liu

PhD Candidate

Student trainees and Undergraduates

Alumni

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Chinnakkaruppan Adaikkan

Visiting PhD Student

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Kazumasa Z. Tanaka

JSPS, SPD, Assistant Professor (adjunct)

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Yuichi Makino

Research Scientist

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Hefei Guan

Postdoctoral Researcher

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Chiawen Lin

Research Scientist

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Yi Wang

Research Scientist

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Steven Middleton

Research Scientist

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Roman Boehringer

Technical Staff

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Anupratap Tomar

Research Scientist

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Adam Weitemier

Research Scientist

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Linmeng He

PhD Candidate

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Marie Wintzer

Technical Staff

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Shuo Chen

Research Scientist

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Yanqiu Tao

Undergraduate Thesis Student

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Eriko Kamiki

Undergraduate Thesis Student

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Xiyu Wang

Masters Student

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Ming-Ching Chiang

PhD Student

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Lily Yu

Research Scientist

Contact

お問い合わせ

Address (日本語は末尾をご参照ください)

Laboratory for Circuit and Behavioral Physiology

Room 101b, Brain Science Neural Circuit Genetics Research Bldg. (C35)

RIKEN Center for Brain Science

2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi,

Saitama 351-0198, Japan

Contact Person

Michiko Fujisawa - Administrative Assistant

E-mail: michiko.fujisawa (at) riken.jp

Tel: +81-48-462-1111 ext. 6232 (from abroad)

Tel: 048-462-1111 ext. 6232 (from Japan)

Directions

For detailed information on transportation to Wako-shi station and accessing RIKEN Wako campus please refer to the following page of the Center for Brain Science website.

Find us on: Google Maps

Upon entering the C35 building pass through the entrance hall, turn right, enter green area, locate room 101b (Administrative Assistant) or 101k (Team Leader).

〒351-0198

埼玉県和光市広沢2-1

脳神経回路遺伝学研究棟(C35)101b号室

国立研究開発法人理化学研究所

脳神経科学研究センター

神経回路・行動生理学研究チーム

藤澤 未知子(アシスタント)

TEL: 048-462-1111(代表)内線番号 6232

FAX: 048-467-5221

Floor map (1F) of the C35 building