The second research area meeting of Transformative Research Area (A)：unified theory of prediction and action
Dates：4-5th, Nov. 2023
Venue： Okinawa Institute for Science and Technology
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Registration：https://forms.gle/g9RCrDsLvU2qs3QA8 Registration deadline：25th, Oct., 2023
Accommodation：https://groups.oist.jp/ncu/accommodation
*Since the 3-day holiday, it would be better to arrange your travel plan as soon as possible.
Program
4th, Nov., 2023: 10:00 – 21:00
10:00 Opening
Progress Report A01-03 (10:30 – 12:00)
10:30 – 11:00 A01 Takuya Isomura
Creating neuromorphic artificial intelligence using reverse engineering of generative models
11:00 – 11:30 A02 Masahiro Suzuki
Research on deep generative models based on the free energy principle
11:30 – 12:00 A03 Kenji Doya
Understanding the sensory and motor cortical circuits based on the duality of inference and control
12:00 – 14:00 Lunch & Poster session
13:00 – 14:00 Lab Tour: Computational Neuroethology Unit（Sam Reiter)
Progress Report B01-04 (14:00 – 16:00)
14:00 – 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 – 15:00 B02 Teppei Ebina
Macro- and meso-scopic dorsal cortical neural dynamics underlying prediction and action in common marmoset
15:00 – 15:30 B03 Misako Komatsu
Large-scale neural basis for generative model acquisition in active inference in non-human primates
15:30 – 16:00 B04 Hidehiko Takahashi
Understanding the Predictive Mechanisms of the Human Brain and its aberration
16:00 – 16:15 Break
16:15 – 17:30 Lecture for analysis of multi-neuron data (Dr. Yamane)
17:30 – 18:30 Invited Lecture: Prof. Jun Tani
18:30 – 21:00 Reception＆ Poster session
5th, Nov., 2023: 9:30 – 16:00
9:30 – 11:00 Lecture/tutorial on the free-energy principle（Dr. Isomura）
11:00 – 12:00 Discussion
12:00 – 14:00 Lunch & Poster session（Administrative Meeting）
14:00 – 14:50 Discussion for future schedule
15:00 – 16:00 Lab Tour
Neural Computation Unit (Kenji Doya）
Cognitive Neurorobotics Research Unit（Jun Tani）
16:00 Closing