Research

Section of Brain Function Information

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Studies on the structure-function relationship of the brain using noninvasive neuroimaging techniques.

  The Section of Brain Function Information aims to support collaborative studies using high-field magnetic resonance imaging(3T and 7T)and promote research on the structure-function relationship of the human and nonhuman primate brains. We actively promote collaborative studies ranging from basic research and development of MRI to clinical applications as well as studies on establishing standards for MRI procedures, including safety, applications, and quantitative imaging analyses. We are also developing an algorithm to quantitatively and statistically handle brain image data generated by MRI. In addition to collaborative research, training junior researchers in MRI applications and basic neuroscience research is promoted.

 

Selected publications

*Schijven D, Postema MC, Fukunaga M et al. Large-scale analysis of structural brain asymmetries in schizophrenia via the ENIGMA consortium. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 120:e2213880120 (2023)
*Nakamura NH, Fukunaga M, Yamamoto T et al., Respiration-timing-dependent changes in activation of neural substrates during cognitive processes. Cereb Cortex Commun 3:tgac038 (2022)
*Goda N, Hasegawa T, Koketsu D et al., Cerebro-cerebellar interactions in nonhuman primates examined by optogenetic functional magnetic resonance imaging. Cereb Cortex Commun 3:tgac022 (2022)
*Maruyama S, Fukunaga M, Sugawara SK et al., Cognitive control affects motor learning through local variations in GABA within the primary motor cortex. Sci Rep 11:18566 (2021)
*Yamamoto T, Fukunaga M, Sugawara SK et al., Quantitative evaluations of geometrical distortion corrections in cortical surface‐based analysis of high‐resolution functional mri data at 7T. J Magn Reson Imaging. 53:1220 (2021)
*Fukunaga M, Li TQ, van Gelderen P et al., Layer-specific variation of iron content in cerebral cortex as a source of MRI contrast. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107:3834 (2010)