Lab for Cognitive Somnology at RIKEN
Human sleep and cognitive functions
Why do we think and behave the way we do? Accumulating behavioral evidence shows that the sleeping brain plays a critical role in our thoughts and actions. In the Cognitive Somnology lab, we develop and integrate various neuroimaging (3T and 7T MRI), physiological (EEG), and psychophysical techniques to elucidate the fundamental role of the sleeping brain in human cognition and behavior.
See here for more details about research topics.
Joining the lab
We are seeking postdocs, technical staff, and students! If you are interested in understanding the roles of human sleep using 3T/7T MRI, please contact us.
https://www.riken.jp/en/careers/programs/jra/
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News
2023.11.11 Xuemei has presented her work on learning and sleep at Neuroscience 2023!
2023.9.15-9.16 Makoto and Xuemei have presented at the Joint Congress of the 45th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Sleep Research, the 30th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Chronobiology
2023-08-31~09-02 Masako and Makoto have presented at “Japan-UK Neuroscience Symposium” in Cardiff, UK!
2023-07-24 Makoto has presented at OHBM in Montreal!
2023-07-05 Amy has presented her poster at CBS Summer Program!
2023-07-03 Li has presented her FIRST poster at CBS Summer Program!
2023-06-21 Amy has joined our team as an intern student for CBS summer program, WELCOME!
2023-04-24 Makoto’s abstract “Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics during NREM and REM sleep by a simultaneous sparse-fMRI and EEG method” has been selected for an oral presentation at the OHBM!
2023-04-24 The first safety testing on a melon at RIKEN 7T
2023-04-03 Li’s review paper is now published in the Japanese Journal of Sleep Medicine! see here
2023-04-01 Fumiaki joined the team!
2022-12-15 Makoto’s review paper is accepted for publication in Neuroscience Research
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168010222003030
2022-12-12 Makoto presented his research at RIKEN CBS retreat
2022-12-01 Xuemei started as a technical staff!
2022-12-01 Saman has joined our team as a postdoctoral researcher, welcome!
2022-11-14 Makoto presented his research on decoding sleep spindles at SfN “Reading out sleep spindles from cortical and subcortical brain circuits during sleep”
2022-10-31 In-person collaborative international conference at RIKEN CBS from Oct. 31st~Nov. 1st
2022-10-21 Masako introduced sleep research in Science Talks TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-1o6jB8QuY
2022-06-28 Li Xuemei has joined our team as a research assistant, WELCOME!
2022-06-01 Sayaka Aritake has joined our team as a visiting researcher, WELCOME!
2022-05-24 Masako presented at Consciousness talks 5: Sleep and Consciousness
2022-04-27 Ryosuke Katsumata has joined our team as a research assistant, WELCOME!
2022-04-22 An Saotome has joined our team as a research assistant, WELCOME!
2022-04-01 Makoto Uji has joined our team as a researcher, WELCOME!
2022-04-01 Our study was featured on RIKEN Research News
https://www.riken.jp/en/news_pubs/research_news/rr/20220401_2/index.html
2022-03-02 New paper published in Journal of Neuroscience
2022-02-28 Congratulations Yuki on winning CBS Director Poster Award at RIKEN CBS retreat!
2021-09-10 Sleep experimental rooms are finally completed, thank you everyone for the hard work!
2021-05-19 “Can you be awake and asleep at the same time?” (Educator: Masako) is now on TED-Ed!
2021-04-01 Lab start!
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