Brain/MINDS: A Japanese National Brain Project for Marmoset Neuroscience

Hideyuki Okano; Erika Sasaki; Tetsuo Yamamori; Atsushi Iriki; Tomomi Shimogori; Yoko Yamaguchi; Kiyoto Kasai; Atsushi Miyawaki

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2016.10.018

Brain/MINDS: A Japanese National Brain Project for Marmoset Neuroscience

Neuron. 2016 Nov 2;92(3):582-590. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.10.018.

Authors

Hideyuki Okano¹, Erika Sasaki², Tetsuo Yamamori³, Atsushi Iriki⁴, Tomomi Shimogori⁵, Yoko Yamaguchi⁶, Kiyoto Kasai⁷, Atsushi Miyawaki⁸

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory for Marmoset Neural Architecture, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan; Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan. Electronic address: hidokano@a2.keio.jp.
² Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 210-0821, Japan; Advanced Research Center, Keio University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
³ Laboratory for Molecular Analysis of Higher Brain Function, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
⁴ Laboratory for Symbolic Cognitive Development, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
⁵ Laboratory for Molecular Mechanisms of Thalamus Development, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
⁶ Neuroinformatics Japan Center, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
⁷ Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
⁸ Laboratory for Cell Function Dynamics, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.

PMID: 27809998
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.10.018

Abstract

Brain/MINDS (Brain Mapping by Integrated Neurotechnologies for Disease Studies) is a national brain project started by Japan in 2014. With the goal of developing the common marmoset as a model animal for neuroscience, the project aims to build a multiscale marmoset brain map, develop new technologies for experimentalists, create transgenic lines for brain disease modeling, and integrate translational findings from the clinical biomarker landscape. Brain/MINDS will collaborate with global brain projects to share technologies and resources.

MeSH terms

Animals
Brain Mapping*
Callithrix*
Electronic Data Processing / methods
Evidence-Based Medicine / methods
Genetic Techniques
International Cooperation
Japan
Neurosciences / organization & administration*
Translational Research, Biomedical / organization & administration*