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Brain defines who we are. It is the most complicated system in the universe, the function of which is so delicately performed via each individual neuron and glial cell. Endeavors from generations of enthusiastic neuroscientists have been dedicated to peek into brains, in order to figure out detailed mechanisms underlying their function. Unraveling such mysteries will not be possible if mere biological approach is adopted. We encourage interdisciplinary effort, across chemistry, physics, material sciences, electronics or engineering at large, work together to untangle such long-standing mysteries. Taking together, this symposium aims to bring people from different fields who endeavor to unlock the brain.
Date: Monday, January 21, 2019, 14:00 – 20:00
Venue: TOKYO ELECTRON House of Creativity 3F, Lecture Theater, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University [Access]
Time Schedule [Jan. 16, 2019 Updated]
- 13:30 – 14:00
- Registration
- 14:00 – 14:10
- Welcome remark
- Hajime Mushiake (Tohoku University)
- Session 1
- 14:10 – 14:50
- Ritchie Chen (Stanford University)
- Profiling molecular, structural, and functional features within intact biological systems
- 14:50 – 15:30
- Norio Takada (Keio University)
- Optogenetic fMRI for the investigation of physiological basis of BOLD signal generation
- 15:30 – 16:10
- Ko Matsui (Tohoku University)
- Multimodal expressions and the control of brain information
- 16:10 – 16:30
- Coffee Break
- Session 2 (keynote lectures)
- 16:30 – 17:20
- Haruhiko Bito (University of Tokyo)
- Rational engineering of novel optical sensors to spy on neuronal synapse-to-nucleus signaling
- 17:20 – 18:10
- Polina Anikeeva (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT)
- Electronic, optical, and magnetic tools to study the nervous system
- 18:10 – 18:20
- Closing remark
- Toshiyuki Hayase (Tohoku University)
- 18:30 – 20:00
- Social gathering
Registration
Closed
Seminar: Free of Charge
Social Gathering: 1,000 JPY (free of charge for students)
Poster [Dec. 28, 2018 Updated]
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