The 2nd RIEC International Symposium on Brain Functions and Brain Computer

February 21-22, 2014
Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

 
   
   
 
Technical Program
Feb. 21
13:30 - 13:35 Opening Remarks
M. Niwano, Tohoku Univ., Japan
--- Session 1 (Chair: N. Katayama) ---
13:35 - 14:05 [S1-1] Nanoelectronic devices and -materials for neuroscience
A. Offenhäuser, Jüelich research center, Germany
14:05 - 14:25 [S1-2] Intrinsic activity of defined neuronal networks in culture
H. Yamamoto, T. Tanii, Waseda Univ., Japan
14:25 - 14:45 [S1-3] The number of astrocytes is critical for the synaptic transmission in a single cultured neuron
S. Katsurabayashi, T. Hoshiyama, S. Iwamoto, Y. Aonuma, N. Kubo, M. Kubo, K. Takasaki, K. Kubota, K. Mishima, M. Fujiwara, M. Niwano, K. Iwasaki, Fukuoka Univ., Japan
14:45 - 15:00 Break (15 min)
--- Session 2 (Chair: N. Onizawa) ---
15:00 - 15:20 [S2-1] A role of activity-dependent competition in regulating the critical period of cortical plasticity
S. Kubota, I. Sakurai, M. Niwano, Yamagata Univ., Japan
15:20 - 15:40 [S2-2] Chaotic Boltzmann machines: Deterministic implementation of stochastic neural networks
H. Suzuki, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
15:40 - 16:10 [S2-3] Resilient and energy efficient memories based on neuro-inspired codes
V. Gripon, Télécom Bretagne, France
16:10 - 16:25 Break (15 min)
16:25 - 17:25 --- Poster Session ---
[P-1] Live-cell, label-free identification of excitatory-inhibitory neurons in culture using surface micropatterns
S. Kono, H. Yamamoto, T. Kushida, T. Tanii, Waseda Univ., Japan
[P-2] Computational analysis of selective recruitment for subcortical nerve fibers by smooth biphasic waveforms
A. Ueno, N. Katayama, A. Karashima, M. Nakao, Tohoku Univ., Japan
[P-3] Axon guidance of cultured hippocampal neurons based on microcontact printing
H. Takaoki, S. Osanai, A. Hirano-Iwata, Y. Kimura, M. Niwano, Tohoku Univ., Japan
[P-4] A current-sampling method for simultaneous L-glutamate and field potential recordings in mouse hippocampal slices
R. Matsumura, R. Tezuka, A. Hirano-Iwata, M. Niwano, M. Sugawara, T. V. P. Bliss, Tohoku Univ., Japan
[P-5] Reconstitution and characterization of human ether-a-go-go-related gene channels in micofabricated silicon chips
Y. Ishinari, A. Hirano-Iwata, Y. Kimura, M. Niwano, Tohoku Univ., Japan
[P-6] Period tuning of the optokinetic response: A new cerebellar dependent predictive motor learning?
S. Miki, B. Robert, Y. Hirata, Chubu Univ., Japan
[P-7] An integrated circuit system for multi-channel current stimulations on neuronal circuits
S. Kameda, Y. Hayashida, D. Akita, Y. Tanaka, T. Yagi, Osaka Univ., Japan
[P-8] A system for solving optimization problems using the inverse function delayless neuron model
Y. Watanabe, Y. Hayakawa, S. Sato, K. Nakajima, Toho Univ., Japan
[P-9] Optimal scheduling of a disruption tolerant network using a neural network
D. Sasaki, Y. Hayakawa, S. Sato, K. Nakajima, Toho Univ., Japan
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Feb. 22
--- Session 3 (Chair: S. Kubota) ---
9:00 - 9:20 [S3-1] Hippocampal EEG activity of freely behaving mouse in the virtual environment
N. Katayama, K. Hidaka, T. Araya, A. Karashima, M. Nakao, Tohoku Univ., Japan
9:20 - 9:40 [S3-2] Network mechanisms of high-frequency oscillation in the hippocampus
H. Kamiya, Hokkaido Univ., Japan
9:40 - 10:00 [S3-3] Microfabricated silicon chips for recording hERG channel activities
A. Hirano-Iwata, Y. Ishinari, Y. Kimura, M. Niwano, Tohoku Univ., Japan
10:00 - 10:15 Break (15 min)
--- Session 4 (Chair: S. Katsurabayashi) ---
10:15 - 10:35 [S4-1] Simulation of oculomotor control and learning by a large scale spiking cerebellar neuronal network model
K. Inagaki, Y. Hirata, Chubu Univ., Japan
10:35 - 10:55 [S4-2] Dynamical simulation of retinal ganglion cell responses to natural scences
T. Yagi, T. Sanada, H. Okuno, R. Ishida, J. Hasegawa, N. Nakashima, Osaka Univ., Japan
10:55 - 11:10 Break (15 min)
--- Session 5 (Chair: K. Nakajima) ---
11:10 - 11:40 [S5-1] Holistic pattern processing in large-scale cortical network models
P. Herman, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
11:40 - 12:00 [S5-2] Silicon neuron using stochastic logic
S. Sato, K. Nakajima, H. Akima, M. Sakuraba, Tohoku Univ., Japan
12:00 - 12:05 Closing Remarks
K. Nakajima, Tohoku Univ., Japan
Social Program The symposium banquet will be held in the evening (18:30-20:30) on Feb. 21 at Hotel Bel Air Sendai. The banquet fee (5,000 JPY) must be paid by cash (only JPY is available) at the registration desk.
 
 
Updates:
2014.02.17 Technical program has been fixed.
2014.01.29 Tentative technical program was uploaded.
2014.01.13 This site is opened.