10th Anniversary Ceremony highlights OIST’s journey

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Social connection drives learning in bird brain

The researchers recorded from neurons in different regions of a juvenile’s brain while a tutor sang to it. Neurons in two brain areas – the NCM and the LC – were more active in response to the tutor’s singing than to the playback of recorded song. Also,

The researchers recorded from neurons in different regions of a juvenile’s brain while a tutor sang to it. Neurons in two brain areas – the NCM an...

A juvenile zebra finch (right) learns songs from a tutor (left). Through this interaction, the tutor conveys not only the sounds of the song, but also that the song is important and needs to be memorized.

A juvenile zebra finch (right) learns songs from a tutor (left). Through this interaction, the tutor conveys not only the sounds of the song, but also...

Eiko Kano (left) and Kazuki Sawa, Professor Emeritus of Tokyo University of the Arts and Eiko’s former teacher (middle) play a violin duet, with Karén Hakobyan (right) accompanying on OIST’s 1927 “Golden Era” Steinway Piano.

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Lab Photo September 2024

The embryo of a wild type zebrafish above the embryo of banp mutant zebrafish, both four days post fertilization (dpf). The mutant embryo has smaller eyes compared to the wild type (shown with the red arrow). The black arrow shows cloudy tectum (the upper

The embryo of a wild type zebrafish above the embryo of banp mutant zebrafish, both four days post fertilization (dpf). The mutant embryo has smaller ...