Our brain is made up of 86 billion neurons. The neuronal wiring determines characteristics of our brain functions such as thinking and behavior. Although the brain has plastic features and can change through learning and adapting, the core element of brain circuitry is almost fixed and non-rewirable after its completion. We focus on this rigid feature of the brain constructed by rules of neural development and would like to understand how the developmental wiring design can shape brain functions.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Tatsumi Hirata, tathirat {at} nig.ac.jp （Please change {at} to @ when you send an e-mail)

Laboratory Building C518, Division of Brain Function, National Institute of Genetics

1111 Yata, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, JAPAN

phone: +81-(0)559-81-6721 fax: +81-(0)559-81-6722