The 145th Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (Fukuoka)

Organizer: Makoto Tsuda (Grad. Sch. Pharm. Sci., Kyushu Univ.), Masabumi Minami (Grad. Sch. Pharm. Sci., Hokkaido Univ.)

The sensory systems of living organisms, including humans, play a crucial role in perceiving stimuli from both inside and outside the body, enabling responses and adaptive behaviors. Various stimuli are encoded by peripheral sensory organs and then transmitted, processed, and integrated within the network of the spinal cord and brain. Advances in research technologies in recent years have gradually unveiled the sensing mechanisms unique to each sensory modality, the neural transmission networks, and the mechanisms of information processing and integration in the brain. Moreover, it has become increasingly evident that sensory signals significantly influence the functions of various organs and are interconnected with overall bodily functions. In this symposium, leading experts in sensory research will present the latest findings on topics such as the protective mechanisms mediated by sensory systems, their interactions with systemic functions, disease mechanisms, and novel therapeutic approaches.