Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences,
Master's Program in Health and Sport Sciences : Teacher introduction :

Title, Degree:Assistant Professor, B.P.E., M.P.E., Ph.D

OKAMOTO Masahiro

OKAMOTO Masahiro
 
【Research Theme】
Exercise-induced beneficial effects on brain, especially, learning and memory related hippocampal neurogenesis and function.
【Main Works】
Mild exercise increases dihydrotestosterone in hippocampus providing evidence for androgenic mediation of neurogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 109: 13100-13105, 2012.
Reduction in paracrine Wnt3 factors during aging causes impaired adult neurogenesis. FASEB J, 10: 3570-3582, 2011.
 
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