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Group Photo at Okazaki, April 2026
Hoko Nakada (Postdoctoral Researcher) and Yueying Qiang (PhD) joined the Takemura laboratory from this month.
Lunchtime party
We held a lunch party for Meiqi and John, who are leaving the Takemura Laboratory this month, and Toshikazu Miyata of Princeton University, who visited us for a meeting following the JHBM. We hope to stay in touch and wish the best of success for your future!
JHBM@Himeji (March 2026)
We attended the 28th Annual Meeting of the Japan Human Brain Mapping Society, held from Friday, March 20, to Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Arcrea HIMEJI, where we presented numerous posters. Additionally, Professor Takemura served as a chair for the symposium titled "Next generation of brain imaging analysis: from computer science to physiology and anatomy." The session was highly engaging, with lively discussions throughout.
Welcoming John Kruper (University of Washington)
We had a welcoming lunch for John Kruper, who will join the laboratory for two months as a JSPS Research Fellow on a collaborative project. Welcome John!
Welcoming Meiqi Niu (Jülich Research Centre)
We had a welcoming lunch for Meiqi Niu, who will join the laboratory as a visiting scholar for 3 months to work on a collaborative project. Welcome Meiqi!
A visit by Dr. Kalanit Grill-Spector (Stanford University, USA)
Professor Kalanit Grill-Spector from Stanford University in the USA visited the Takemura laboratory. In addition to engaging in lively discussions about the research results of our laboratory members, she gave a lecture on cutting-edge research findings. These included studies analyzing the spatiotemporal characteristics of brain activity in the human visual cortex and studies examining how the functional map of the visual cortex self-organizes when anatomical constraints are imposed on convolutional neural networks. The seminar was highly interactive, with questions from participants flowing continuously throughout.
OHBM2025@Brisbane, Australia
The 2025 annual meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) was held in Brisbane, Australia. Professor Takemura, in collaboration with Dr. Nicola Palomero-Gallagher, organized the educational course titled "Neuroanatomy and its impact on structural and functional neuroimaging (In Memory of Karl Zilles)". In addition, Professor Takemura gave a symposium lecture, and graduate students (Daiki Taguma and Ayuka Nakamura) presented posters.
Group Photo at Okazaki, March 2025
Junxiang Luo and Hiroki Oishi became Assistant Professors in the Takemura Laboratory on February 2025 and March 2025, respectively.
A visit by Dr. Helen Mayberg and Dr. Jon Haitz Legarreta
Dr. Helen Mayberg from Mount Sinai and Dr. Jon Haitz Legarreta from Brigham and Women's Hospital visited us. Dr. Mayberg lectured on cutting-edge deep brain stimulation research for psychiatric disorders, and Dr. Legarreta presented novel approaches to tractography using autoencoders. Dr. The seminars were very active, and we had many fruitful discussions. Thank you very much for visiting us!
A visit by Dr. Aviv Mezer (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
Dr. Aviv Mezer of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem stayed with us for a few days for a joint research project. In his lecture, he introduced his recent research, ranging from the basics of MRI measurement to its applications, in which quantitative and semi-quantitative MRI metrics are used to measure the basal ganglia microstructure and investigate structural changes caused by Parkinson's disease. The seminar was a lively one, with questions and answers throughout. Thank you very much for visiting us!