Organizational Chart: RIKEN Brain Science Institute
As of Jul. 1, 2017
President

Acting Director, BSI
Yukiko GODA, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, BSI
Hitoshi OKAMOTO, M.D., Ph.D.
Atsushi MIYAWAKI, M.D., Ph.D.
Tadafumi KATO, M.D., Ph.D.
Shin OHKOUCHI

Senior Advisor
Masao ITO, M.D., Ph.D.
Shun-ichi AMARI, D.Eng.
Science Coordinator
Tadaharu TSUMOTO, M.D., Ph.D.
Director for Research Administration
Charles YOKOYAMA, Ph.D.
Advisory Council

Search Committee

Neural Circuit Function
Developmental Gene Regulation - Hitoshi OKAMOTO, M.D., Ph.D.
Neurobiology of Synapse - Yoshihiro YOSHIHARA, Ph.D.
Neural Circuit Theory - Tomoki FUKAI, Ph.D.
Circuit and Behavioral Physiology - Thomas J. MCHUGH, Ph.D.
Behavioral Neurophysiology - Masanori MURAYAMA, Ph.D.
Circuit Mechanisms of Sensory Perception - Hokto KAZAMA, Ph.D.
Local Neuronal Circuits - Toshihiko HOSOYA, Ph.D.
Molecular Mechanisms of Thalamus Development - Tomomi SHIMOGORI, Ph.D.
Neural Computation and Adaption - Taro TOYOIZUMI, Ph.D.
Synaptic Plasticity and Connectivity - Yukiko GODA, Ph.D.
Neuron-Glia Circuitry - Hajime HIRASE, Ph.D.
Neural Circuitry of Memory - Joshua JOHANSEN, Ph.D.
Systems Neurophysiology - Shigeyoshi FUJISAWA, Ph.D.
Neural Circuits and Behavior - Andrea BENUCCI, Ph.D.
Synaptic Molecules of Memory Persistence - Thomas LAUNEY, Ph.D.
Brain Function and Behavior in the Healthy State
Cognitive Brain Mapping - Keiji TANAKA, Ph.D.
Integrative Neural Systems - Manabu TANIFUJI, D.Eng.
Symbolic Cognitive Development - Atsushi IRIKI, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Language Development - Reiko MAZUKA, Ph.D.
Integrated Theoretical Neuroscience - Hiroyuki NAKAHARA, Ph.D.
Affiliative Social Behavior - Kumi KURODA, M.D., Ph.D.
Brain Function and Behavior in the Disease State
Developmental Neurobiology - Katsuhiko MIKOSHIBA, M.D., Ph.D.
Neurogenetics - Kazuhiro YAMAKAWA, Ph.D.
Proteolytic Neuroscience - Takaomi SAIDO, Ph.D.
Molecular Psychiatry - Takeo YOSHIKAWA, M.D., Ph.D.
Molecular Dynamics of Mental Disorders - Tadafumi KATO, M.D., Ph.D.
Neuronal Growth Mechanisms - Hiroyuki KAMIGUCHI, M.D., Ph.D.
Molecular Membrane Neuroscience - Yoshio HIRABAYASHI, Ph.D.
Protein Conformation Diseases - Motomasa TANAKA, Ph.D.
Genetic Control of Neuronal Architecture - Adrian W. MOORE, Ph.D.
Mental Biology - Toru TAKUMI, M.D., Ph.D.
Advanced Technology Development
Advanced Brain Signal Processing - Andrzej CICHOCKI, Ph.D., Dr.Sc.
Behavioral Genetics - Shigeyoshi ITOHARA, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Cell Function Dynamics - Atsushi MIYAWAKI, M.D., Ph.D.
Molecular Biophysics - Etsuko MUTO, Ph.D.
Cognition and Behavior Joint Research Laboratory - Kazuo OKANOYA, Ph.D.
Research Resources Center - Tadafumi KATO, M.D., Ph.D.
Support Unit for Animal Resources Development - Eiki TAKAHASHI, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Support Unit for Bio-Material Analysis - Nobuko MATAGA, Ph.D.
Support Unit for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Keiji TANAKA, Ph.D.
RIKEN BSI-OLYMPUS Collaboration Center - Atsushi MIYAWAKI, M.D., Ph.D.
RIKEN BSI-TOYOTA Collaboration Center - Yasuo KUNIYOSHI, Ph.D.
Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Unit - Takatsune KUMADA, Ph.D.
Rhythm-based Brain Information Processing Unit - Keiichi KITAJO, Ph.D.
Intelligent Behavior Control Unit - Shingo SIMODA, Ph.D.
RIKEN BSI-Takeda Collaboration Center - Tadafumi KATO, M.D., Ph.D.
RIKEN BSI-KAO Collaboration Center - Hitoshi OKAMOTO, M.D., Ph.D.
RIKEN BSI-OMRON Collaboration Center - Tomoki FUKAI, Ph.D.
Neuroinformatics Japan Center - Yoko YAMAGUCHI, Ph.D.
Information Center - Shin OHKOUCHI, Ph.D.
Project for Comprehensive Exploration of Brain Networks - Atsushi MIYAWAKI, M.D., Ph.D.
Marmoset Neural Architecture - Hideyuki OKANO, Ph.D.
Molecular Analysis of Higher Brain Function - Tetsuo YAMAMORI, Ph.D.
Brain Science Planning Office