TSUJI Masato - SCHOOL OF SCIENCE THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO

TSUJI Masato

Assistant Professor

Department of Biological Sciences (UG), Department of Biological Sciences (GR), Graduate School of Science

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Research Field

Behavioral neuroscience

Research Subject

Neuronal mechanisms of fear

Current Research

Fear orchestrates behavioral/ cognitive/ physiological changes to achieve optimal responses to threat. Studies in mammalian models have partially revealed the neuronal mechanism underlying fear behaviors, but the neuronal mechanisms that orchestrate behavioral/ cognitive/ physiological changes remain a mystery. I discovered that the fruit fly Drosophila, which possesses much simpler brain than mammals, also shows behavioral/ cognitive/ physiological responses to threat. I am actively investigating the neuronal mechanism that orchestrate these changes by taking advantage of powerful genetic toolboxes.

Keywords

fear, Drosophila