Junior Research Programs

Tohoku NeuroTech Symposium (TNS)

Information

Tohoku NeuroTech Symposium (TNS) 2023, held in Sendai, aims to bring together leading academic researchers, industrial partners, and entrepreneurs working at the intersection of neuroscience, technology, and innovation, to facilitate open dialogues and collaborations to advance the field.

Date

Monday, July 31, 2023 08:45 – 18:00

Venue

TOKYO ELECTRON House of Creativity 3F, Lecture Theater, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University [Access]

Capacity

Onsite: 60 (First–come–first–serve basis, registration required)

Keynote Speakers

Haruhiko Bito (The University of Tokyo)
Naotaka Fujii (Hacosco Inc.)
Ken–ichiro Tsutsui (Tohoku University)

Invited Speakers

Ritchie Chen (University of California, San Francisco)
Yukinori Hirano (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Toshiharu Ichinose (Tohoku University)
Yoshiho Ikeuchi (The University of Tokyo)
Takao Inoue (Yamaguchi University)
Sae Kaneko (Hokkaido University)
Ryutaro Mori (Konica Minolta Inc.)
Shinsuke Niwa (Tohoku University)
Kazumasa Tanaka (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
Hideaki Yamamoto (Tohoku University)
Marylka Yoe Uusisaari (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)

Registration

Registration deadline: Wednesday, July 26, 2023, 15:00 (JST)
– Closed
*Walk–in participation on the day is also possible

Time Schedule  [Jul. 19, 2023 Updated]

08:30 – 08:45
Registration
08:45 – 08:50
Opening remark
Noriko Osumi (Vice president of Tohoku University)
Session: Integrated neurotechnology and fundamental neuroscience
Part 1
Chair: Toshiharu Ichinose
08:50 – 09:30
Haruhiko Bito (The University of Tokyo)
Capturing and measuring circuit dynamics in active ensembles
09:30 – 09:55
Kazumasa Tanaka (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
Contextual representation outside of place fields
09:55 – 10:20
Yukinori Hirano (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Neuro–glial basis of phobia development
10:20 – 10:35
Coffee break
Part 2
Chair: Yuanyuan Guo
10:35 – 11:00
Marylka Yoe Uusisaari (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
“Information”: brain activity seen through the information landscape of animal
11:00 – 11:25
Toshiharu Ichinose (Tohoku University)
Cellular diversity and neuronal plasticity through translational regulations
11:25 – 12:00
Ritchie Chen (The University of California, San Francisco)
Engineering the brain and body to understand emotions
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch break
Session: In vitro neurotechnology to decipher the brain
Chair: Hiroya Abe
13:30 – 13:55
Hideaki Yamamoto (Tohoku University)
In vitro neuroengineering technologies for reconstituting and decoding neuronal network dynamics
13:55 – 14:20
Yoshiho Ikeuchi (The University of Tokyo)
Connecting neural organoids toward circuit formation
14:20 – 14:45
Shinsuke Niwa (Tohoku University)
Increased and decreased axonal transport of synapse precursors is associated with neurological disorders
14:45 – 15:00
Coffee break
Session: Translational neurotechnology for understanding and treating the brain
Chair: Yuanyuan Guo
15:00 – 15:40
Ken–ichiro Tsutsui (Tohoku University)
Introducing transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to systems neuroscience research
15:40 – 16:05
Takao Inoue (Yamaguchi University)
Enhancing Neurosurgical Disease Management through Multimodal Sensing and Focal Brain Cooling Techniques
16:05 – 16:30
Sae Kaneko (Hokaido University)
Investigating the Dynamic Impact of Spatial Context on Visual Perception: Insights from Psychophysical Studies
16:30 – 16:45
Coffee break
16:45 – 17:10
Ryutaro Mori (Konica Minolta Inc.)
Let Synapse Fire Innovations through BCI
17:10 – 17:50
Naotaka Fujii (HACOSCO Inc.)
Enabling venture scientists to create societal values
17:50 – 17:55
Closing remark
Toshiyuki Hayase (FRIS Director, Tohoku University)
18:00 –
Social Gathering

Co–hosted by

Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University

In cooperation with

Tohoku Initiative for Fostering Global Researchers for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University

Contact

Email:
yuanyuan.guo.a4*tohoku.ac.jp (change * to @)
hiroya.abe.c4*tohoku.ac.jp (change * to @)
toshiharu.ichinose.c1*tohoku.ac.jp (change * to @)