Construction of a Multidimensional Brain andBiological Imaging Center for the Creation of a Healthy Society andInternational Collaboration

Abstract

Visualization (or "Understanding" or "Researchinto") of physiological and pathological phenomena has taken a leapforward by recent advanced optical bio imaging technique. Traditionally,physiological phenomena including cell division, cell function, moleculartransport and cell death were detected by biochemical methods. However, thisinformation lacked high resolution spatial and temporal information. Usingrecent optical techniques, both spatial and temporal information can beintegrated across the molecular, cellular and systems levels that allow us tofurther investigate the hierarchical interaction of brain systems thatultimately reveal the pathological mechanism. In this session, we will discussthe current and potential future state of the construction of bio-imagingcenter, and will further discuss by understanding hierarchical physiologicalsystem that leads to the creation of healthy society.