Advanced Brain Science Project

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By this project, many papers with the highest impact have been published, which have clearly shown that the level of neuroscience in Japan is very high. When the project was initiated in 2000, goals were set for each field, and I believe all of us have reached them. Among the excellent publications, the following ones are exceptional: "Brain repair" by Dr. M. Nakafuku; identification of guidance molecules by Dr. K. Kaibuchi, discovery of neprilysin as a AB-degrading protease by Dr. T. Saido, and clinical trial of a new drug for X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy by Dr. G. Sobue. In addition, steady progress in the research of higher cortical function using monkey by Dr. J. Tanji should be mentioned here. Finally, identification of one susceptibility gene for Alzheimer's disease is a milestone in this kind of research in Japan.It is often claimed that interdisciplinary interaction is required to significantly advance science, and indeed this project provided such opportunity. This can partly explain why A01 investigators have obtained the most striking data: excellent investigators majoring development in general, neurobiology and stem cells have got together under the flag of neurogenesis, and heavily interacted with each another.