| Nov. 15 | |
| 13:30 - 13:35 | Opening Remarks |
| | M. Niwano, Tohoku Univ., Japan |
| | --- Session 1 (Chair: Prof. M. Niwano) --- |
| 13:35 - 14:20 | [S1-1] Mechanisms of synaptic plasticity in the mammalian brain |
| | T. Bliss, National Institute for Medical Research, UK |
| 14:20 - 14:50 | [S1-2] Towards input-specific photoinactivation of neuronal networks in the hippocampus |
| | H. Kamiya, Hokkaido Univ. Japan |
| 14:50 - 15:20 | [S1-3] Artificial lipid bilayers in silicon chips as a model for neuronal cell membranes |
| | A. Hirano-Iwata, Tohoku Univ., Japan |
| 15:20 - 15:35 | Break (15 min) |
| | --- Session 2 (Chair: Prof. A. Hirano-Iwata) --- |
| 15:35 - 16:05 | [S2-1] Surface engineering techniques for designing neuronal networks in vitro |
| | H. Yamamoto, T. Tanii, S. Nakamura, Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Technology, Japan |
| 16:05 - 16:35 | [S2-2] Construction of a bi-hemispheric cerebellar neuronal network model with realistic climbing fiber input and its application to adaptive control of an unstable robot |
| | R. Pinzon-Morales, Y. Hirata, Chubu Univ., Japan |
| 16:35 - 17:05 | [S2-3] Oscillatory correlates of cortical function in an attractor network model |
| | P. Herman, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden |
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| Nov. 16 |
| | --- Session 3 (Chair: Prof. T. Hanyu) --- |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | [S3-1] Artificial retina and its application in retinal physiology |
| | T. Yagi, Osaka Univ., Japan |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | [S3-2] SpiNNaker: Low-Power Chips to Model a Billion Neurons |
| | T. Sharp, S. Furber, The University of Manchester, UK |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | [S3-3] Neurochip using stochastic logic |
| | S. Sato, K. Nakajima, Tohoku Univ., Japan |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break (15 min) |
| | --- Session 4 (Chair: Prof. S. Sato) --- |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | [S4-1] Logical Operations exploiting Stochastic Resonance for Coarse-Grained Devices |
| | T. Asai, Hokkaido Univ., Japan |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | [S4-2] Some recent French projects in bio-inspired Systems-on-Chips |
| | P. Garda, Pierre and Marie Curie Univ., France |
| 11:45 - 11:50 | Closing Remarks |
| | K. Nakajima, Tohoku Univ., Japan |