Research Update Lighting up the brain: What happens when our ‘serotonin center’ is triggered? By studying how activating the brain’s serotonin center affects awake animals for the first time, scientists show that serotonin activates brain areas influencing behavior and motivation.
Institutional News Half a century of dedication to exploring the secrets of synapses Professor Tomoyuki Takahashi, who contributed with multiple novel methods for studying synapses, is retiring from OIST.
Research Update How the serotonin system connects robots with mental health This podcast episode focuses on research in artificial intelligence and how these findings can translate into neuroscience.
Institutional News Inaugural gathering at OIST promotes collaboration in the field of asymptotics Theoretical Sciences Visiting Program (TSVP) hosts first ‘thematic program’ bridging mathematics and theoretical physics.
Institutional News OIST Prof. Hiroaki Kitano Elected as Member of UN High-level Advisory Body on AI As one of the experts, he supports the international community's efforts to govern artificial intelligence