Information on the IBRO School 2026 (26 Sep - 3 Oct)
Behavioral Neuroscience for Well-Being: Sleep, Cognitive, and Social Brain Sciences
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July 29, 2026: Successful applicants have already been notified.
July 13, 2026: Only successful applicants will be notified by email by the end of this week.
Organizers
University of Tsukuba, Japan
University of Tsukuba, Japan
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Monash University Malaysia
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Scientific Program
Special Lecture
Mika Omori
From Synapse to Self-Care: What Neuroscience Tells Us About Living Well
Masashi Yanagisawa
Deciphering the Mysteries of Sleep: Toward the Molecular Substrate for "sleepiness"
Sleep
Takeshi Sakurai
Understanding Sleep and Wakefulness: Lessons from the Discovery and Functional Analysis of Orexin
Michael Lazarus
Hedonic Gating of Sleep Homeostasis via Adenosine A2A Receptors: Implications for Brain Health and Disease
Fang-Chia Chang
Neuroinflammation Bridges Epilepsy and Sleep Disruption
Arisa Hirano
Molecular and Neural Mechanisms Underlying Sleep–Wake rhythm
Takashi Abe
Neuroscience of Sleep and Arousal in Humans
Shantha Rajaratnam
TBD
Cognition
Wen-Sung Lai
Overview of Cognition
Jun Kunimatsu
Neural Circuits Underlying Voluntary Behavior
Shoko Yuki
Comparative Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition
Caroline Gurvich
Cognition and Sex Hormones
Ami Sambai
Underlying Cognitive Mechanisms of Developmental Dyslexia
Tetsuaki Arai
The New Era of Early Detection, Disease-Modifying Treatment, and Prevention of dementia
Social Brain
Sonoko Ogawa
Social Brain Overview: Being Social Matters
Aki takahashi
Neurobiology of Individual Differences in Aggression and its Escalation
Demunu Sakda Dharmadasa Hewagalamulage
Stress Beyond the Brain: Linking Metabolism, Reproduction, and the Gut
Mariko Nakata
Development of Novel Paradigm for Behavioral Animal Models
Tomoko Soga
Neural Consequences of Social Isolation: Molecules, and Behavioral Adaptation
Michiko Yoshie
How Emotions Influence Motor Actions
Digital Budge Program
Kazuo Yamada
Saho Ayabe
Lunchtime
Teo Chuin Hau
Research Ethics in Behavioral Neuroscience: From Brain and Behavior to Human Well-Being
Cutting-Edge Imaging Techniques (Tentative)
Tsuyoshi Nomura
Entrepreneurship Education for Researchers: From Scientific Discovery to Social Impact
Achille Pasqualotto
International Career Development
