The 3rd RIEC International Symposium on Brain Functions and Brain Computer

February 18-19, 2015
Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

 
   
   
 
Technical Program
Feb. 18
13:00 - 13:05 Opening Remarks
M. Niwano, Tohoku Univ., Japan
--- Session 1 (Chair: A. Hirano-Iwata) ---
13:05 - 13:35 [S1-1] On the nature and transmission of information among cell-assemblies in engineered neuronal topologies
T. DeMarse, A. Sankarleengam, L. Pan, E. Franca, S. Leondopulos, G. Brewer, B. Wheeler, Univ. Florida, USA
13:35 - 13:55 [S1-2] Long-term electrophysiological measurements in cultured human iPSC derived neurons
I. Suzuki, Tohoku Institute of Technology, Japan
13:55 - 14:15 [S1-3] Single-cell micropatterning techniques for engineering neuronal networks in vitro
H. Yamamoto, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano, T. Tanii, Tohoku Univ., Japan
14:15 - 14:30 Break (15 min)
--- Session 2 (Chair: H. Yamamoto) ---
14:30 - 14:50 [S2-1] Functional reconstitution of ion channels in artificially formed bilayer lipid membranes
A. Hirano-Iwata, Y. Ishinari, H. Yamamoto, Y. Kimura, M. Niwano, Tohoku Univ., Japan
14:50 - 15:10 [S2-2] Integrated circuit for multi-channel pattern stimulation to neuronal network
T. Yagi, Osaka Univ., Japan
15:10 - 15:30 [S2-3] Real-time artificial cerebellum to study neuronal mechanisms of motor learning
R.D. Pinzon-Morales, Y. Hirata, Chubu Univ., Japan
15:30 - 15:45 Break (15 min)
--- Session 3 (Chair: H.-F. Yanai) ---
15:45 - 16:05 [S3-1] Neural implementation of shape-invariant touch counter based on Euler calculus
K. Miura, K. Nakada, Tohoku Univ., Japan
15:45 - 16:05 [S3-2] Collective dynamics of bird flocks
Y. Hayakawa, Tohoku Univ., Japan
16:30 - 17:30 --- Poster Session ---
[P-1] Behavior and brain activity of a mouse in the virtual environment
N. Katayama, T. Araya, Y. Yoshida, D. Nakagawa, A. Karashima, M. Nakao, Tohoku Univ., Japan
[P-2] A neural network model of self-contained feeling of knowing
H.-F. Yanai, Ibaraki Univ., Japan
[P-3] Mitigation of degrading with weight quantization in deep neural networks
S. Shinagawa, Y. Hayakawa, K. Nakajima, Tohoku Univ., Japan
[P-4] Neural network learning using velocity amplitude function
Y. Horiuchi, Y. Hayakawa, K. Nakajima, Tohoku Univ., Japan
[P-5] Size-dependent modulation of spontaneous activity in micropatterned neuronal networks
S. Kono, K. Ishihara, S. Fujimori, H. Yamamoto, T. Tanii, Waseda Univ., Japan
[P-6] Computational modeling of the spontaneous activity in micropatterned neuronal networks
Y. Chida, H. Yamamoto, A. Hirano-Iwata, K. Ishihara, S. Fujimori, T. Tanii, S. Kubota, M. Niwano, Tohoku Univ., Japan
[P-7] Recording activities of cardiomyocyte channels in microfablicated silicon chips
Y. Ishinari, A. Hirano-Iwata, H. Yamamoto, Y. Kimura, M. Niwano, Tohoku Univ., Japan
[P-8] Immunocytochemical analysis of synaptogenesis in micropatterned hippocampal neurons
H. Takaoki, H. Yamamoto, R. Matsumura, S. Katsurabayashi, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano, Tohoku Univ., Japan
[P-9] Chronoamperometric recording of increased glutamate release after induction of long-term potentiation in mouse hippocampal slices
R. Matsumura, A. Hirano-Iwata, H. Yamamoto, M. Niwano, Tohoku Univ., Japan
[P-10] A statistical evaluation of a device-mismatch compensation circuit for brain-inpired LSIs
S. Uenohara, D. Atuti, K. Matsuzaka, H. Tamukoh, T. Morie, K. Aihara, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
[P-11] Time-domain multiply-and-accumulation calculation using Si nanodisk array structures for bain-like computing
T. Tohara, Y. Kuramitsu, K. Endo, S. Samukawa, M. Masahara, T. Morie, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
[P-12] VLSI design of neural network model in local motion detection in motion stereo vision
H. Akima, S. Moriya, S. Kawakami, M. Yano, K. Nakajima, M. Sakuraba, S. Sato, Tohoku Univ., Japan
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Feb. 19
--- Session 4 (Chair: N. Katayama) ---
9:00 - 9:20 [S4-1] Fine control of axonal spikes by neural activity
H. Kamiya, Hokkaido Univ., Japan
9:20 - 9:40 [S4-2] Locality and connectivity of anisotropic inhibition for directional traveling waves in the hippocampal CA3
T. Samura, Y. Sakai, H. Hayashi, T. Aihara, Yamaguchi Univ., Japan
9:40 - 10:10 [S4-3] Optimizing stimulation to control normal and pathological oscillations in the brain
T. Netoff, Univ. Minnesota, USA
10:10 - 10:25 Break (15 min)
--- Session 5 (Chair: Y. Hirata) ---
10:25 - 10:45 [S5-1] Bursting oscillation in subthalamic nucleus induced by hyperdirect pathway
S. Kubota, J. Rubin, Yamagata Univ., Japan
10:45 - 11:15 [S5-2] Synchronization effects in a cortical attractor network model
P. Herman, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
11:15 - 11:35 [S5-3] Temporal modulation of irregularities on macaque visual neurons
K. Fujiwara, T. Ikeguchi, Tokyo Univ. Sci., Japan
11:35 - 11:55 [S5-4] Swarm robot as self-propelled granular particles and its application
K. Sugawara, Tohoku Gakuin Univ., Japan
11:55 - 13:25 Break (90 min)
--- Session 6 (Chair: T. Morie) ---
13:25 - 13:55 [S6-1] Advances on SIMD architectures for spiking neural emulators
J. Madrenas, Technical University of Catalunya, Spain
13:55 - 14:15 [S6-2] A hardware complexity reduction scheme exploiting complex networked dynamics
Y. Horio, Tokyo Denki Univ., Japan
14:15 - 14:35 [S6-3] Quantum neural network and its application to optimization problems
S. Sato, M. Kinjo, K. Nakajima, H. Akima, M. Sakuraba, Tohoku Univ., Japan
14:35 - 14:50 Break (15 min)
--- Session 7 (Chair: S. Sato) ---
14:50 - 15:20 [S7-1] Inverse-function delay-less model as an active neural network
K. Nakajima, Tohoku Univ., Japan
15:20 - 15:25 Closing Remarks
S. Sato, Tohoku Univ., Japan
Social Program The symposium banquet will be held in the evening (18:00-20:00) on Feb. 18. The banquet fee (4,000 JPY) must be paid by cash (only JPY is available) at the registration desk.
 
 
Updates:
2015.2.14 Final program was uploaded.
2015.02.06 Tentative Technical Program was uploaded.
2014.12.25 Informations about deadlines and registration were uploaded.
2014.12.17 This site was opened.