Saito Yuko
National Center for Neurology and Psychiatry Hospital, Ogawahigashi-machi, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo, Japan.
Brain Nerve. 2010 Oct;62(10):1053-6.
This study investigates the information of available postmortem brain resources in Japan. Data were obtained from personal references,home pages viewing and direct e-mail inquiries to relevant institutes. The most accessible online system was the Japanese Brain Bank Network for Neuroscience Research,which is supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Comprehensive Brain Science Network from Japan's Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology (http://www.hokatsu-nou.nips.ac.jp/?page_id=71). Among the brain banks,the Brain Bank for Aging Research and Fukushimura Brain Bank were reported in detail in different chapters of this issue. The Brain Bank Committee of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology also allowed an e-mail inquiry with regard to possible resource supply. The National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry provided resource-related information in comformance with the living will of individuals and the Research Resource Network. Niigata University has the largest resource on neurodegenerative disorders. The Postmortem Brain Bank of Fukushima for Psychiatric Research is the only brain bank aimed for schizophrenia research in Japan,but requires direct contact with the bank director. At present the stanley Brain Bank (http://www.stanleyresearch.org/dnn/BrainResearchLaboratorybrBrainCollection/tabid/83/Default.aspx) maybe the most preferable choice for psychiatric research in Japan.
本研究调查了日本现有的尸检脑资源信息。数据通过个人推荐、浏览主页以及直接向相关机构发送电子邮件询问获取。最容易访问的在线系统是日本神经科学研究脑库网络，该网络由日本文部科学省的综合脑科学网络资助（http://www.hokatsu-nou.nips.ac.jp/?page_id=71）。在各个脑库中，衰老研究脑库和福岛村脑库在本期的不同章节中有详细报道。日本神经病理学会脑库委员会也允许就可能的资源供应进行电子邮件询问。国立神经精神医学研究中心根据个人生前意愿和研究资源网络提供了与资源相关的信息。新潟大学拥有关于神经退行性疾病的最大资源。福岛精神医学研究尸检脑库是日本唯一专门针对精神分裂症研究的脑库，但需要直接联系脑库主任。目前，斯坦利脑库（http://www.stanleyresearch.org/dnn/BrainResearchLaboratorybrBrainCollection/tabid/83/Default.aspx）可能是日本精神医学研究的最理想选择。
