The fourth research area meeting of Transformative Research Area (A)： unified theory of prediction and action
Dates：7-8th, November 2024
Venue： Symposium Hall, 5F International Science Innovation Building, Kyoto University
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7th, November 2024: 9:00 – 20:00
9:00 – 9:30 Opening
9:30 – 9:35 Greetings
Progress Report: Research Teams A01-03 (9:35 – 10:35)
9:35 – 9:55 A01 Takuya Isomura
Creating neuromorphic artificial intelligence using reverse engineering of generative models
9:55 – 10:15 A02 Masahiro Suzuki
Research on deep generative models based on the free energy principle
10:15 – 10:35 A03 Kenji Doya
Understanding the sensory and motor cortical circuits based on the duality of inference
and control
10:35 – 10:50 Coffee Break
Progress Report: Invited Research Teams C01 (10:50 – 12:10)
10:50 – 11:10 C01 Hiroshi Morioka
Revealing high-level cyclic causal representation of predictions and actions in the brain
11:10 – 11:30 C01 Jun Tani
Theory and robot experimental research on metacognitive adaptation extending the free energy principle
11:30 – 11:50 C01 Taisuke Kobayashi
Elucidating Functional Roles of Nonlinear TD Errors Guided by Reinforcement Learning as Inference
11:50 – 12:10 C01 Tetsuya Kobayashi
Computational theory for complex dynamics and its applications
12:10 – 12:20 Group Photo Shooting *The group photo will be taken in the hall after the meeting.
12:20 – 14:10 Lunch & Poster session
Progress Report: Research Teams B01-04（14:50 – 15:30 ）
14:10 – 14:30 B01 Hitoshi Okamoto
Mechanisms of Decision-Making Behavior Based on Transmission of Prediction and
Prediction Error Signals between Hierarchical Brain Areas
14:30 – 14:50 B02 Teppei Ebina
Macro- and meso-scopic dorsal cortical neural dynamics underlying prediction and
action in common marmoset
14:50 – 15:10 B03 Misako Komatsu
Large-scale neural basis for generative model acquisition in active inference in
non-human primates
15:10 – 15:30 B04 Hidehiko Takahashi
Understanding the Predictive Mechanisms of the Human Brain and its aberration
15:30 – 15:40 Coffee Break
15:40 – 15:50 Digital Brain Project Introduction
15:50 – 16:20 Digital Brain Project Session
“Brain-to-Brain and Brain-to-AI Functional Alignments” Yukiyasu Kamitani (Kyoto University)
16:20 – 16:30 Coffee Break
Progress Report: Invited Research Teams C02（16:30 – 17:50）
16:30 – 16:50 C02 Rie Kimura
The neural basis of visual prediction changing with learning
16:50 – 17:10 C02 Tomoya Nakai
Building brain computational models for symbol sequence prediction
17:10 – 17:30 C02 Jun Nagai
Theory of prediction based on glia-neuron circuits dynamics
17:30 – 17:50 C02 Ryusuke Hayashi
Neural mechanisms of predictive information processing in macaque visual cortex
18:00 – 20:00 Reception
8th, November 2024: 9:00 – 17:00
Progress Report: Invited Research Teams C02（9:00 – 11:55）
9:00 – 9:20 C02 Kenichi Amemori
Predictive coding for anxiety control: hierarchical network in the primate cognitive-limbic system
9:20 – 9:40 C02 Akihiro Funamizu
Understand the hierarchical structure of theory, behavior, activity, gene of Bayesian brain.
9:40 – 10:00 C02 Masatoshi Yoshida
Understanding active vision from the perspective of active inference
10:00 – 10:20 C02 Kentaro Abe
Brain representations of familiarity and discomfort during communication
10:20 – 10:35 Coffee Break
10:35 – 10:55 C02 Tatsuya Umeda
Elucidation of neural dynamics in a canonical microcircuit of the cerebral cortex
10:55 – 11:15 C02 Jun Miyata
Localization of prediction error/salience in midbrain-striatal pathway and their association with delusion/hallucination
11:15 – 11:35 C02 Masaaki Ogawa
Neural mechanisms and computational algorithms for coping with reward prediction errors
11:35 – 11:55 C02 Riichiro Hira
Dynamics of multiple predictions by cortico-cortical communication
11:55 – 13:55 Lunch & Poster Session
12:00 – 13:00 Steering meeting
*Research Team PIs, academic investigators, and evaluation committee members are requested to gather at the reception desk after the meeting. You will be guided to the venue of the steering meeting.
13:55 – 14:25 Discussion
14:25 – 14:35 Discussion for future schedule
14:40 Closing
*Please gather at the reception desk by 14:40 if you apply for the lab tour.
14:40 – 17:00 Lab Tour (Tatsuya Umeda, Ken-ichi Amemori)
*Date and time may change depending on the number of participants. Details will be sent to participants by e-mail after the registration deadline.