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By combining molecular biology with neuroscience, researchers have found that a well-known gene works to withstand psychiatric stress.

Researchers search for the neural mechanisms behind optimism, as part of the Moonshot Goal 9 protect, a large-scale national research project

Researchers fine-tune algorithms to improve brain mapping by MRI

Serotonin keeps mice waiting longer for food, depending on where in the brain it’s released

OIST scientists have used brain imaging to identify three sub-types of depression—including one that is unresponsive to commonly prescribed serotonin boosting drugs.

International Neural Network Society presents OIST computational neuroscientist with a life contribution award

Serotonin keeps mice hanging on if they are sure of getting rewards, but not sure when.

Researchers at OIST have successfully isolated and recorded the activity of a subset of neurons in the striatum in the brain, shedding light on one mechanism underlying learning and decision making in animals.

A partnership that aims to make computers better at learning, using the latest insights from brain science.

The Brain Utilizes Dynamic Bayesian Inference

OIST Professor, Kenji Doya, and collaborators at four Japanese institutes have received a MEXT Supercomputing Grant to simulate the whole brain network and to develop brain-like artificial intelligence.

OIST becomes part of Japan’s national effort to map the Brain