Japan
The INCF National Node of Japan (J-Node) is located at The Neuroinformatics Japan Center (NIJC), Riken Brain Science Institute (BSI). The node was inaugurated in February 2006. The node steering group has a national representation. The Director of the J-Node is Prof. Shiro Usui.
The distributed node platform committees are continuing their development under a portal umbrella.
Platforms operated by NIJC
Visiome platform
Neuron/Glia platform
Brain-Machine Interface platform
Invertebrate Brain platform
Cerebellar Development Transcriptome Database
Neuroinformatics Base-platform:XooNIps
Neuroinformatics Common Tools platform
Platforms currently being developed by NIJC
Neuro Imaging platform
Integrative Brain Research platform
Cerebellum platform
Primate Brain Activity platform
J-Node the portal to the platforms of the Japan Node
NIJC the host of the J-Node portal
RIKEN Brain Science Institute, the host of the J-Node central unit
Director, INCF National Node of Japan
Professor Shiro UsuiDirector of NIJC (Neuroinformatics Japan Center)
Head of Laboratory for Neuroinformatics
RIKEN, Brain Science Institute
Hirosawa 2-1
Wako, Saitama 351-0198
Japan
Email : usuishiro@riken.jp
Tel : +81-48-467-7491
Fax : +81-48-467-7498
Head, Japanese delegation to the INCF Governing Board
Professor Shun-ichi AmariDirector of the Brain Science Institute
RIKEN, Brain Science Institute
Hirosawa 2-1
Wako, Saitama 351-0198
Japan
Email: amari@brain.riken.jp
Tel : +81-48-467-9669
Fax : +81-48-467-9687

