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Masao Itō

Medical neuroscientist in Japan.

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Life and work

The story behind the role.

Medical neuroscientist in Japan.

Masao Ito (伊藤 正男, Itō Masao; December 4, 1928 – December 18, 2018) was a Japanese neuroscientist, and director of the Riken Brain Science Institute.

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Achievements and distinctions

  1. 01

    Medical neuroscientist in Japan.

  2. 02

    Order of Culture

  3. 03

    Gruber Prize in Neuroscience

  4. 04

    Neuronal Plasticity Prize

  5. 05

    Person of Cultural Merit

  6. 06

    Japan Prize

  7. 07

    Foreign Member of the Royal Society

  8. 08

    honorary doctor of the University of Turin

  9. 09

    Imperial Prize of Japan Academy

  10. 10

    Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Career and education

Employers and institutions

University of Tokyo · Australian National University · RIKEN Brain Science Institute

Memberships

Royal Society of London · Russian Academy of Sciences · Japan Academy · Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences · National Academy of Sciences · French Academy of Sciences · National Academy of Sciences of Armenia

Education

University of Tokyo

Fields of work

neurophysiology · neurobiology

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