| TITLE |
| Mathematical modeling of active touch -- understanding communication between neuronal activity and haptic motion |
| OBJECT |
| Active touch is the process of recognizing object by integrating information from neuronal activity and haptic motion. The purpose of this research project is to design mathematical model of active touch system, which actually precepts object’s presence and surface geometry, and understand the algorithm and communication between neuronal firing pattern and haptic motion.
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NAME |
AFFILIATION |
SPECIALTY |
ROLE |
| Leader |
YANAGITA, Tatsuo |
Osaka Electro-Communication University |
Nonlinear Science |
Modeling and Numerical simulations |
| TITLE |
| Understanding emergence and collapse of synchronous neuronal activity on the basis of correlation analysis between gene expression and cellular membrane dynamics |
| OBJECT |
| To model collective oscillation phenomena in neural circuits, populations consisting of one-dimensional phase-equation models have been used as one of standard models. However, less information of actual cells in the circuit is taken into account in such phase-equation models. In this study, we will aim to combine biophysical details and phase-equation models, by recording neuronal activity in brain slices. In addition, we will perform a correlation analysis between gene expression and cellular membrane dynamics. |
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NAME |
AFFILIATION |
SPECIALTY |
ROLE |
| Leader |
TATENO, Takashi |
Osaka University |
Neurophysiology |
Research director |
| TITLE |
| Developing learning theory that enables organizing, understanding, and generating various dynamics |
| OBJECT |
| The purpose of this research is to establish a learning theory which enables (i) learning varisou dynamics, (ii) making vector quantization and interpolartion between given dynamics, and (iii) acquiring or self-organizing higher representation of them. |
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NAME |
AFFILIATION |
SPECIALTY |
ROLE |
| Leader |
FURUKAWA, Tetsuo |
Kyushu Institute of Technology |
Neurocomputing |
- Establishing the multi-dynamics learning theory
- Developing algorithms based on the theory
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Collaborator |
TOKUNAGA, Kazuhiro |
Kyushu Institute of Technology |
Neurocomputing |
Implementing and applying the algorithms |