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| Nakaaki Tsukahara | |
|---|---|
| 塚原仲晃 | |
| Born | (1933-11-11)November 11, 1933 Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | August 12, 1985(1985-08-12) (aged 51) Japan Air Lines Flight 123, Mount Takamagahara, Ueno, Tano District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Citizenship | Japanese |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cerebral physiology |
| Institutions | Osaka University |
Nakaakira Tsukahara (November 11, 1933 - August 12, 1985) was a Japanese doctor, cerebral physiologist, and neurologist who served as professor at the Faculty of Engineering Science at Osaka University.
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Tsukahara was born in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture. He graduated from the University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 1963 receiving his Doctor of Medicine. He wrote a doctoral thesis titled: "A contribution of internuncial activity to motoneuronal discharges.''
He became a professor at Osaka University at 36 years old. Tsukahara was also one of Japan's leading neurologists at the time.
Tsukahara was in charge of "Brain Plasticity,'' a Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture and Technology-specific research project which was scheduled to begin in 1986. In 1985 he traveled to Tokyo to have a meeting with the Ministry regarding the research. On August 12, Tsukahara was killed in the crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123 at the age of 51.
Legacy
The Nakaaki Tsukahara Memorial Award was established by the Brain Science Promotion Foundation to commemorate Tsukahara's research achievements.
Bibliography
- 脳の可塑性と記憶 [Brain plasticity and memory] (in Japanese). Books Kinokuniya. 1987. ISBN 4314004916. (Republished in Iwanami Gendai Bunko.)
References
- Doctoral Dissertation Bibliography Database
- "シナプスは移動する：御巣鷹山に消えた神経科学者、塚原仲晃、可塑性" [Synapses move: Nakaaki Tsukahara, the neuroscientist who disappeared on Mt. Osutaka, plasticity]. web2.chubu-gu.ac.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- "ブレインサイエンス振興財団 - 塚原仲晃記念賞" [Brain Science Promotion Foundation - Nakaaki Tsukahara Memorial Award]. www.bs-f.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-29.