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Dr. Kaori Takehara-Nishiuchi's research program focuses on understanding how the brain forms and stabilizes memories, particularly in the context of structured relationships among events. She employs a wide array of methods, including behavioral, neurophysiological, imaging, genetic, and pharmacological techniques using rodent models. Her work aims to translate descriptive accounts of relational learning and inference into tangible biological processes occurring in the brain. This research has implications for addressing challenges associated with intellectual disabilities, memory disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, and cognitive enhancement. Dr. Takehara-Nishiuchi obtained her Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Tokyo in 2006, where she studied under Dr. Yutaka Kirino, focusing on the mechanisms of associative memory. Following her studies, she pursued postdoctoral work at the University of Arizona with Drs. Bruce L. McNaughton and Carol Barnes, gaining essential neurophysiological evidence supporting theories of memory consolidation. Since joining the faculty of the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto in July 2009, she has been leading a vibrant systems neuroscience lab with students and postdoctoral fellows.
Department of Sociology