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Bee flying mid-air

Buzzworthy Research Suggests Insect Brains May Help Us Understand Our Own

University of Tokyo
Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans
SARS-CoV-2-infected dead hamsters had high virus titers. Angel care or embalming could prevent transmission from infected hamsters' dead bodies. Proper treatment of SARS-CoV-2-infected corpses is critical to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection.

Guidelines to prevent Covid transmission from the dead

University of Tokyo
Categories Health
This simulation was based on an adult model and infant skeleton.

Baby squirms have purpose

University of Tokyo
Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

Rats bop to the beat

University of Tokyo
Categories Life & Non-humans
Robot car fitted with eyes

Adding googly (robot) eyes to autonomous cars can make them safer

University of Tokyo
Categories Brain & Behavior, Technology
Conventional neuroscience has studied the relationship of what kind of brain activity r occurs in response to an external stimulus s (e.g., an image of an apple). If we write this relationship using the function f as r=f(s), we can say that clarifying the function f is the main research that conventional neuroscience has been doing. Such research has revealed much about the mechanism of information processing, that is, how the brain processes information from external stimuli. On the other hand, our brain not only processes information from the external world, but also produces the subjective experience of “seeing an apple.” The ultimate goal of the Oizumi Lab is to theoretically understand the subjective experience and consciousness produced by the brain: that is, to clarify the function g that connects brain activity r and consciousness C, where C is the consciousness produced from brain activity r (C=g(r)).

Pinpointing consciousness in animal brain using mouse ‘brain map’

University of Tokyo
Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans
Professor Imamizu and a volunteer carry out the experiment.

Link between recognizing our voice and feeling in control

University of Tokyo
Categories Brain & Behavior
A user manipulates the supernumerary robotic arms using their feet in a virtual environment.

Third and fourth robotic arms feel like a part of the user’s own body

University of Tokyo
Categories Brain & Behavior, Technology

Mangrove restoration has ecological and economic benefits

University of Tokyo
Categories Earth, Energy & Environment
Sunk cost fallacy: Even mice and rats stick with bad choices

Supplement treats schizophrenia in mice, restores healthy ‘dance’ and structure of neurons

University of Tokyo
Categories Brain & Behavior

Meeting the meat needs of the future

University of Tokyo
Categories Life & Non-humans, Technology

The farthest galaxy in the universe: Chemical signatures give away the distance

University of Tokyo
Categories Space

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