Lab for Neural Computation and Adaptation
Research area:
Our research is in the field of Computational Neuroscience. Computer
models are used to study how information is processed in the brain and
how the brain circuits adapt to and learn from the environment. We
employ analytical techniques from statistical physics and information
theory to investigate key functional properties for neuronal
circuits. We use these techniques to reduce diverse experimental
findings into a few core concepts that robustly explain the phenomena
of interest.
We are particularly interested in activity-dependent forms of
plasticity in the brain, which are known to have large impacts on
learning, memory, and development. With the aid of mathematical
models, we seek a theory that unites the cellular level plasticity
rules and the circuit level adaptation in different brain areas and
animal species. Efficacy of neurons to represent and retain
information is estimated from the structure and behavior of resulting
circuits.
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Members
Lab for Neural Computation and Adaptation
RIKEN Center for Brain Science
2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0106, Japan
phone: +81-48-467-9644
fax: +81-48-467-9670
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