The 5th RIEC International Symposium on Brain Functions and Brain Computer

February 27-28, 2017
Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

 
   
   
 
Technical Program
Feb. 27
13:30 - 13:35 Opening Remarks
A. Hirano-Iwata, Tohoku Univ., Japan
--- Session 1 (Chair: H. Akima) ---
13:35 - 13:55 [S1-1] An analog/digital sub-conscious/conscious hybrid hardware prototype for a large-scale partial-update exponential chaotic tabu search
Y. Horio, T. Shinozaki, M. Arai (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
13:55 - 14:25 [S1-2] An evolvable and configurable SIMD architecture for spiking neural emulation
J. Madrenas, M. Zapata, H. Akima, S. Sato (Technical Univ. Catalunya, Spain)
14:25 - 14:55 [S1-3] Nanoelectronics for brain emulation at the edge between noise and quantum information processing
E. Prati (National Research Council, Italy)
14:55 - 15:15 [S1-4] Hamiltonian change for quanutm associative memory
Y. Osakabe, S. Sato, H. Akima, M. Sakuraba, M. Kinjo (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
15:15 - 15:30 Break (15 min)
--- Session 2 (Chair: S. Sato) ---
15:30 - 16:00 [S2-1] Specialisation and integration in the human brain—results from loudness related brain activation maps
S. Uppenkamp, O. Behler (Univ. Oldenburg, Germany)
16:00 - 16:30 [S2-2] Modulatory effects of cortical oscillations on perception—a modelling study
P. Herman (Royal Inst. Technology, Sweden)
16:30 - 16:50 [S2-3] Regulation of neuronal synchrony by optimal deep brain stimulation
S. Kubota, J. Rubin (Yamagata Univ., Japan)
16:50 - 17:00 Break (10 min)
17:00 - 18:00 --- Poster Session ---
[P-1] Autoassociative memory using non-volatile analogue magnetic memory device
S. Kurihara, H. Akima, W.A. Borders, S. Fukami, S. Moriya, A. Kurenkov, R. Shimohashi, Y. Horio, S. Sato, H. Ohno (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
[P-2] Analog CMOS VLSI implementation of chaotic Boltzmann machines
M. Yamaguchi, H. Tamukoh, H. Suzuki, T. Morie (Kyushu Inst. Technology, Japan)
[P-3] Stacked autoencoders with shared synapse architecture for digital hardware implementation
A. Suzuki, T. Morie, H. Tamukoh (Kyushu Inst. Technology, Japan)
[P-4] Hardware oriented random number generation method for restricted Boltzmann machines
S. Hori, T. Morie, H. Tamukoh (Kyushu Inst. Technology, Japan)
[P-5] Throughput analysis of a data-flow reconfigurable array architecture for convolutional neural networks
K. Ando, K. Ueyoshi, K. Orimo, M. Ikebe, S. Takamaeda-Yamazaki, T. Asai, M. Motomura (Hokkaido Univ., Japan)
[P-6] Analyzing synchronized bursts in cortical neuronal networks
S. Moriya, H. Yamamoto, H. Akima, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano, S. Kubota, S. Sato (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
[P-7] An experimental study on spontaneous activity of a single neuron
K. Hattori, S. Kono, H. Yamamoto, T. Tanii (Waseda Univ., Japan)
[P-8] Unidirectional signal propagation in primary neurons micropatterned at a single-cell resolution
R. Matsumura, H. Yamamoto, S. Katsurabayashi, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
[P-9] In situ modification of cell-culture scaffolds by photocatalysis of visible-light-responsible TiO2 film
S. Kono, K. Furusawa, S. Fujishiro, H. Yamamoto, T. Tanii (Waseda Univ., Japan)
[P-10] Toxicological resposes in hiPS derived neuronal networks using MEA system
A. Odawara, N. Matsuda, I. Suzuki (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
[P-11] Controlling modularity of cortical neuronal networks using micropatterned surfaces
K. Ide, H. Yamamoto, R. Matsumura, T. Tanii, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
[P-12] Functional connectivity in the mouse cortex estimated by partial correlation analysis of optical intrinsic signals
Y. Yoshida, M. Nakao, N. Katayama (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
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Feb. 28
--- Session 3 (Chair: H. Yamamoto) ---
9:30 - 9:50 [S3-1] Microfabrication methods for neuroscience—from ion channels to synapses
A. Hirano-Iwata (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
9:50 - 10:10 [S3-2] Noncanonnical mode of burst firing originated from distal axon
H. Kamiya (Hokkaido Univ., Japan)
10:10 - 10:30 [S3-3] Microglia disrupt synapse E/I balance in epilepsy
R. Koyama (Univ. Tokyo, Japan)
10:30 - 10:45 Break (15 min)
--- Session 4 (Chair: A. Hirano-Iwata) ---
10:45 - 11:05 [S4-1] Intra-cortical neural stimulator for sensory prostheses
Y. Hayashida, Y. Umehira, H. Yamazaki, T. Yagi (Osaka Univ., Japan)
11:05 - 11:35 [S4-2] Collective dynamics in neuronal cultures: activity patterns, propagation, and resilience
J. Soriano (Univ. Barcelona, Spain)
11:35 - 11:55 [S4-3] Synchronization in neuronal networks with modular geometry
H. Yamamoto, T. Tanii, S. Kubota, S. Sato, M. Niwano, A. Hirano-Iwata (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
11:55 - 12:00 Closing Remarks
S. Sato, Tohoku Univ., Japan
Social Program The symposium banquet will be held in the evening (18:30-20:30) on Feb. 27. The banquet fee (4,000 JPY) must be paid by cash (only JPY is available) at the registration desk.
 
 
Updates:
2017.02.01 Final program was uploaded.
2016.12.07 This site has been opened.