| Budget Amount *help |
¥26,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥20,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥6,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥6,890,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,590,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥6,890,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,590,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥5,980,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,380,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The functions of the brain are supported by the transmission of molecules and ions within brain tissue, and it is believed that their dynamics are regulated by the movement of water inside the brain. Therefore, understanding brain function requires observing and comprehending the movement of water within brain tissues. However, conventional methods can hardly achieve this goal. In this study, we successfully overcame such technical difficulties by developing and applying a microscopy technique called stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy, which enabled us to visualize and describe the flow of water within brain tissue at the cellular level for the first time.
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