JSCPB 2025 in Waseda

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    • Conference-Organized Symposia

    　There will be one Conference-Organized Symposia.

    • Location: Masaru Ibuka Auditorium -International Conference Center [1st Floor], Waseda University
    • Notes: Presentations and Q&A will be conducted in both Japanese and English.

    Symposia 2: Younger Association Symposia

    Titles

    Animal motor systems: re-examined through classical approaches and emerging technologies

    Date

    Saturday, December 6, 2025, 16:20–18:20

    Organizer

    JSCPB Young Researchers’ Association

    Abstract

    Animals interact with their environment through motor systems. Appropriate movement requires sensing of their body parts and movements in real time to adjust their motor organs accordingly. Although we have long studied the morphology and physiology of motor systems, the integrated mechanism that produces individual-level movement remains mysteries. Recent progress in behavior analysis techniques and genetic tools has expanded the scope of behavioral research. This is expected to deepen our understanding of how motor systems regulate individual level movement.

    Leveraging this technological shift, we young researchers have thought we have returned to fundamental biological questions. At the 2023 Japan Ethological Society annual meeting, we hosted a session to promote a comprehensive understanding of animal behavior. This symposium aims to revisit motor system physiology and provide a place for an integrated discussion that bridges understanding at both the behavioral and organ levels.

    Speakers

    1. Sachiko Tsuda / Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University
    2. Buntaro Zempo / Division of Integrative Physiology, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University
    3. Rie Kusakabe / Faculty of Chemistry , Materials and Bioengineering Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Kansai University
    4. Ikkyu Aihara / Institute of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba