Kyoto University iCeMS Learning Lounge #11 'Shapes of Neurons Shape Our Behavior' Ms. Kelly Kawabata

Ms. Kelly Kawabata
iCeMS Mineko Kengaku Lab, Kyoto University

川端 ケリーさん
京都大学 物質－細胞統合システム拠点（見学美根子グループ）

"Shapes of Neurons Shape Our Behavior"
How does your brain recognize a fly, decide to catch it, and then move your hand? Even a simple activity such as this requires neurons to make many, many precise connections in the brain. Different neuronal shapes can control the way connections are made, and studying the rules of how these shapes are formed can help us better understand how the brain works.

-Researcher's comment
As of 2017 there are 7.5 billion people on this planet. In our brain, we have about 100 billion neurons, and like people, each of them are constantly sending messages, changing their status, and making, maintaining, or eliminating connections with one another. Understanding this network is an exciting yet massive undertaking, and is the next frontier in biology. In my current research, I focus on how the shapes of neurons are formed to make their proper connections. I’m always excited when learning about how a seemingly tiny change on the molecular scale can so vividly impact how our brain functions.

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