Research Activities of the Institute
The NIPS currently comprises 6 departments, 19 divisions, 4 centers, 18 sections and Technical Division.
Labs at the NIPS
Department of Molecular Physiology >>
- Division of Biophysics and Neurobiology >>
- Division of Neurobiology and Bioinformatics >>
- Division of Nano-Structure Physiology >> ★
Department of Cell Physiology >>
- Division of Membrane Physiology >>
- Division of Neural Systematics >> ※
- Division of Cell Signaling >> ★
Department of Information Physiology >>
- Division of Sensory and Cognitive Information >>
- Division of Neural Signaling >>
- Division of Visual Information Processing >>
- Division of Cardiocirculatory Signailing >>
Department of Integrative Physiology >>
- Division of Sensori-Motor Integration >>
- Division of System Neurophysiology >>
- Division of Computational Neuroscience >> *
Department of Cerebral Research >>
- Division of Cerebral Structure >>
- Division of Cerebral Circuitry >>
- Division of Cerebral Integration >>
Department of Developmental Physiology >>
- Division of Behavioral Development >>
- Division of Homeostatic Development >>
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism >>
- Division of Adaptation Development >> *
Center for Genetic Analysis of Behavior >>
- Section of Mammalian Transgenesis >>
- Section of Metabolic Physiology >>
- Section of Behavior Patterns >> ※
Center for Multidisciplinary Brain Research >>
- Section of Brain Science Exploration and Training >>
- Section of Hierarchical Brain Information >>
- Section of Social Behavioral Neuroscience >>
- Research Strategy for Brain Sciences Office >>
- Section of Visiting Collaborative Research Project >> ※
Supportive Center for Brain Research >>
- Section of Brain Structure Information >>
- Section of Brain Function Information >>
- Section of Multiphoton Neuroimagin >>
- Section of Electron Microscopy >>
- Section of Viral Vector Development >>
- Section of Primate Model Development >>
- Section of Instrument Design
Center for Communication Networks >>
- Section of Evaluation and Collaboration >>
- Section of Physiology and Medicine Educationn >> *
- Section of Network Management >>
Section of Health and Safety Management >>
Research Enhancement Strategy Office >>
Technical Division >>
Okazaki institute for Integrative Bioscience >>
- Departmet of Biosensing Research >>
- Department of Biodesign Research >>
- Department of Bioorganization Research >>
- Orion Project >>
Research Center for Computational Science >>
Center for Experimental Animals >>
Center for Raidioisotope Facilities
- Section of Coordinator for Animal Experimentatio >>
>> link to Outline(2012)
※ denotes adjunct divisions/sections
★ denotes joint divisions.