Past Events

IBISML, NC, BIO, MPS Joint Workshop, Onsite and Online Information-Based Induction Sciences and Machine Learning (IBISML) Technical Committee on Neurocomputing (NC) Special Interest Group on Bioinformatics (SIGBIO) Mathematical Modeling and Problem Solving (MPS)

Talk 1: 15:00-16:00 Speaker: Prof. Tatsuki Kawakami (Ryukoku University) Title: Asymptotic expansions of solutions to fractional diffusion equations   Talk 2: 16:00-17:00 Speaker: Prof. Keisuke Takasao (Kyoto University) Title: Phase field method for mean curvature flow with obstacles

Language: English

Speaker: Dr. Taketo Sano （RIKEN)

A brief introduction to the wide LGBTQIA+ spectrum and the colourful flags that represent different groups. The format will comprise a short talk and discussion. Open to all.

QGU Guest Seminar. Speaker: Heng-Yu Chen (National Taiwan University) Title: "Exploring Complex Saddles and Geometries through Holography"

Speaker: Dr. Taketo Sano （RIKEN)

Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope　 Seminar＆Demonstration FV4000　“SilVIR”

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Erik De Schutter (Computational Neuroscience Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions. Tutorial sessions and meals are closed sessions (for registered participants only).

Rewards are often subject to chance, resulting in situations where animals might not receive them despite taking appropriate actions. Consequently, to maximize the acquisition of specific probabilistic rewards, animals need to develop strategies for coping with their absence, continuing their pursuit of rewards despite the disappointing outcomes. However, the neural mechanisms for developing such coping strategies are poorly understood. I will introduce our recent studies that reveal the distinct roles of dopamine circuits (Ishino et al., Science Advances, 2023) and basal forebrain acetylcholine circuits (Unpublished) for persistent pursuit of rewards.Rewards are often subject to chance, resulting in situations where animals might not receive them despite taking appropriate actions. Consequently, to maximize the acquisition of specific probabilistic rewards, animals need to develop strategies for coping with their absence, continuing their pursuit of rewards despite the disappointing outcomes. However, the neural mechanisms for developing such coping strategies are poorly understood. I will introduce our recent studies that reveal the distinct roles of dopamine circuaits (Ishino et al., Science Advances, 2023) and basal forebrain acetylcholine circuits (Unpublished) for persistent pursuit of rewards. https://sites.google.com/view/ogawagroup/english/masaaki-ogawa

This seminar is hosted by De Schutter Unit. "Ito cells : A novel cerebellar interneuron implicated in motor learning" by Prof. Professor George J. Augustine, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory. Ctr Bldg-B503, at 14:00-15:00

Lecture 8: N = 4 SUSY Yang-Mills III: BPS spectrum and S-duality.

6月23日は慰霊の日です。慰霊の日を迎えるにあたり、沖縄の歴史と戦争について学ぶ特別講演会を開催します。恩納村博物館より瀬戸隆博さんを講師としてお招きし、沖縄戦・恩納村の当時の状況についてお話いただきます。また、恩納村仲泊の出身である、山内輝信さんにもご登壇いただき、瀬戸さんとの対談形式で戦争体験談をお伺いする予定です。 

June 23 is Okinawa Memorial Day. To mark the occasion, a special lecture on Okinawa's history and war will be held on June 12 (Wed) 15:00-17:00 in the OIST Auditorium. 

6月23日は慰霊の日です。慰霊の日を迎えるにあたり、沖縄の歴史と戦争について学ぶ特別講演会を開催します。恩納村博物館より瀬戸隆博さんを講師としてお招きし、沖縄戦・恩納村の当時の状況についてお話いただきます。また、恩納村仲泊の出身である、山内輝信さんにもご登壇いただき、瀬戸さんとの対談形式で戦争体験談をお伺いする予定です。 

Before the year 1590 nobody could have guessed that the remote fort and settlement of Edo on the Eastern Kanto plain would, a little over 100 years later, be the world´s largest city with 1.3 million inhabitants. Samurai lord Tokugawa Ieyasu chose Edo as his new capital, and 15 generations of Tokugawa ruled Japan as shogun from Edo Castle. Edo was populated by samurai and townspeople who developed a distinct culture of their own – kabuki, sushi and ukiyoe prints were all part of their lifestyle. Edo also was the first 100% sustainable city in early modern history – nothing was thrown away for good, everything found a place in recycling. Slowly much of what we experience as “typically Japanese” developed in this storied megacity.

This seminar is hosted by De Schutter Unit. "Illuminating links between neural circuit activity and behaviour" by Prof. Michael Häusser, University College London, UK, Ctr Bldg -C209, at 16:00-17:00

*Japanese session. English sessions will be held from September to December. C-Hub 第２回大学職員向け勉強会　「研究活動はどのように展開されているか」 （日本語） Presenter: Mizuki Shimanuki, Provost Office.    Facilitator: Ayumi Nagai, C-Hub  

QG group meeting. Speaker: Keith Glennon. Title: "From Simple Division Algebras to Simple Lie Algebras, with Glimpses of Non-Simple Kac-Moody Algebras".

Dr. Rony Huys, Professor, Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London, U.K.