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Research Update Remake, Refill, Reuse: Recycling at the Synapse Revealed OIST Researchers have shown that the speed of neurotransmitter recycling at the synapse is determined by the refilling speed of vesicles. 26 March 2018
Research Update Scientists Illuminate Mechanism at Play in Learning New research illuminates complex molecular network involved in learning. 13 March 2018
Research Update Some Wine with that Cheese? The Work of Professor Izumi Fukunaga To understand Fukunaga’s work, it helps to appreciate a glass of red wine with cheese. 08 February 2018
Research Update Paper Heralds New Science Collaboration with Middle East A new science initiative aims to connect Western and Middle Eastern communities. 08 December 2017
Research Update “Are We There Yet?” – Explaining ADHD Science to Children A collaboration between OIST and Brazilian researchers reported their latest brain research on ADHD in a scientific journal targeting – and peer-reviewed by – children. 25 July 2017
Research Update Rules of the Neural Roads: Traffic Control in Your Synapses In brain cells, neurotransmitters are carried inside “cellular vehicles”. OIST scientists elucidate the mechanisms behind the motion of these vehicles in mammalian synapses. 14 June 2017
Research Update New Mechanism Behind Parkinson’s Disease Revealed Researchers have identified the toxic mechanism at work during an overabundance of alpha-synuclein, a protein linked to Parkinson’s disease, in neurons. 02 June 2017
Research Update Fish Eyes to Help Understand Human Inherited Blindness Discovery of a gene in zebrafish that triggers congenital blindness could lead to a suitable cure for similar disease in humans. 05 April 2017
Research Update Parallel Computation Provides Deeper Insight into Brain Function New computational software developed by OIST researchers is hundreds of times faster than conventional tools, opening up new opportunities to understand how individual neurons and networks of neurons function. 24 March 2017
Institutional News New Behavioral Therapy to Support Japanese Mothers of Children with ADHD OIST researchers are working to develop culturally appropriate parent-training programs for Japanese families of children with ADHD 21 February 2017
Research Update Seeing The World Through Fresh Eyes New insights in the growth of zebrafish eye lens 14 February 2017
Research Update The Song of Silence Neurons in zebra finch brains operate as a barcode reader to detect songs of the same species during learning 08 December 2016
