Kishimoto YasushiFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor | |||
Memory is not only essential for daily life but also a vital function for maintaining personal continuity. In clinical contexts, narrative medicine focusing on “recollections” has also attracted attention. Moreover, when we think of memory, we often associate it with various forms of studying for university examinations; both rote memorization and deep analytical thinking fundamentally depend on the foundation of memory. In today’s world, where knowledge is distributed across the internet and can be accessed and interpreted instantly, “recording” has come to play an increasingly important role as an external form of memory. Against this background, I am exploring new neuroscientific approaches to understanding thought processes.
My research has long focused on elucidating the neural mechanisms underlying the formation, retention, and retrieval of memory. In particular, using an experimental paradigm known as eyeblink conditioning—a form of motor learning—I have examined the synaptic and molecular bases of memory (Cells, 2022; Sci. Rep., 2019; Cell Rep., 2017). In parallel, I have investigated the mol