Organization
Project Leader
Kenji Doya (Neural Computation Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University)
Advisors
- Mitsuo Kawato (ATR Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group)
- Jun Tanji (Brain Science Center, Tohoku University)
- Tadaharu Tsumoto (Riken Brain Science Institute)
Planned Research (FY2011–2015)
A01 Theory of Decision Making
- Mitsuhiro Okada (Department of Philosophy, Kieo University)
- Mutsumi Imai (Department of Environmental Information, Kieo University)
- Masashi Sugiyama (Complexity Science and Engineering, University of Tokyo)
- Tomohiro Shibata (Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology)
A02 Neural Circuit of Decision Making
- Sakagami Masamichi (Brain Science Institute, Tamagawa University)
- Kenji Doya (Neural Computation Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
- Hitoshi Okamoto (Riken Brain Science Institute)
A03 Molecular Control of Decision Making
- Hidehiko Takahashi (Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University)
- Minoru Kimura (Brain Science Institute, Tamagawa University)
- Takatoshi Hikida (Medical Innovation Center, Kyoto University)
Publicly Offered Research (FY2014–2016)
A01 Theory of Decision Making
- Akio Namiki (Chiba University)
Research on decision-making algorithm for game-playing robots - Koji Jimura (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Brain-wide computational mechanisms for reward reinforcement and intertemporal choice via temporal difference learning model and expected utility - Shigenobu Toda (Kanazawa University)
Role of neuronal plasticity in the nucleus accumbens in transition from goal-directed actions to habits - Yasushi Kobayashi (Osaka University)
Exploring decision-making mechanism by analyzing brainstem-cortical network dynamics with tDCS on monkeys - Satoshi Umeda (Keio University)
Integrative understanding of prediction and decision making: Perspectives from autonomic nervous system and functional brain activities - Ken Takiyama (Tamagawa University)
Investigation into common principles of motor learning and decision making through construction of a unified model - Eiji Uchibe (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
Role of model-based and model-free reinforcement learning in partially observable environments
A02 Neural Circuit of Decision Making
- Yu Omura (Hokkaidio University)
Elucidation of the relationship between serotonergic systems and model-based decision making using optogenetics - Kazuhiro Sakamoto (Tohoku University)
Network mechanisms for prediction and decision in the frontal robe through analysis of inter-areal and inter-laminar information flows - Hiromu Tanimoto (Tohoku University)
Neural circuits and behavioural control of memories in different sensory modalities - Koshi Murata (University of Tokyo)
Decision making on food intake via neural pathways from the orbitofrontal cortex onto the olfactory tubercle - Kenji Morita (University of Tokyo)
Neural circuit mechanisms of the computation of reward prediction error and reinforcement learning: theoretical exploration of the corticostriatal temporal difference (CS-TD) hypothesis - Hiroyuki Mizoguchi (Nagoya University)
Research on impaired decision-making by using DREADD system and computational approach - Takayuki Teramoto (Kyushu University)
In vivo 4-D Ca2+ imaging of multi-neuronal activities in a local circuit for C. elegans decision-making - Katsuhiko Miyazaki (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
Elucidation of neural mechanism for regulating waiting behavior based on reward prediction - Makoto Ito (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
Hippocampal representation of mental simulation - Yasuo Kawaguchi (National Institute for Physiological Sciences)
Sequential activation of basal ganglia-projecting cortical subnetworks - Masaaki Ogawa (National Institute for Physiological Sciences)
Neural mechanisms of reward-based decision making - Hiroyuki Nkahara (RIKEN Brain Science Institute)
Neural mechanisms for value generation and value integration in decision making: modeling and experiment. - Yutaka Komura (Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
Neural bases of setting and utilizing decision criteria
A03 Molecular Control of Decision Making
- Katsuyuki Kaneda (Hokkaido University)
Neural mechanisms of stress-induced changes in drug seeking behaviors - Masayuki Matsumoto (University of Tsukuba)
Roles of salience- and value-related dopamine signals in learning mechanisms - Shuji Kaneko (Kyoto University)
Identifying serotonergic circuits involved in impulsive behaviors using cell-type-specific, retrograde viral vectors - Jin Narumoto (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine)
Neural substrates for altered reward prediction in psychiatric disorders with serotonergic dysfunction - Kae Nakamura (Kansai Medical University)
The influence of stress on reward and delay information processing: the role of serotonin - Takafumi Minamimoto (National Institute of Radiological Sciences)
Roles of serotonin in controlling and interrupting decision making
Publicly Offered Research (FY2012–2013)
A01 Theory of Decision Making
- Nobuaki Minematsu (University of Tokyo)
Constructive simulation of infants' word acquisition process based on the structural representation of speech - Atsushi Shimada (Kyushu University)
Visualization of Decision-making Affector in Sightseeing - Hisao Ishibuchi (Osaka University)
Evolution of game strategies in a population of many decision making strategies with different complexities - Satoshi Umeda (Keio University)
Prediction, decision making and the autonomic nervous activities - Eiji Uchibe (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
Integration of reinforcement learning with model based predictive feedback control - Naoto Iwahashi (Kyoto University)
Active Learning of Linguistic and Behavioural Communicative Capabilities by Robots Based on Decision Making Theor
A02 Neural Circuit of Decision Making
- Yu Omura (Hokkaido University)
Elucidation of the relationship between serotonergic neurons in the median raphe nucleus and impulsivity using optogenetics - Hiroto Ogawa (HokkaidoUniversity)
Neural mechanism involved in decision making of locomotion based on stimulus-angle prediction in insect - Masaki Tanaka (HokkaidoUniversity)
Analysis of subcortical signals for temporal prediction and decision making - Kenichiro Tsutsui (Tohoku University)
Neural mechanisms of flexible behavior control - Hirohide Iwasaki (University of Tokyo)
Connectomical analysis of neural circuit for decision making - Nobuaki Tanaka (Hokkaido University)
Olfactory processing machinery when flies are attracted to a food smell - Fumino Fujiyama (Doshisha University)
Morphological analysis of basal ganglia network for prediction and decision making - Yasushi Kobayashi (Osaka University)
Control of reward prediction and decision making by dynamical network of the midbrain circuit - Akira Muto (National Institute of Genetics)
Prey capture in zebrafish larvae - Hiroyuki Nkahara (RIKEN Brain Science Institute)
Elucidation of the Neural Computation for Prediction and Decision Making - Junnosuke Teramae (Osaka University)
Irregular spontaneous activity as a stochastic mental simulator in cortical circuit - Yutaka Komura (Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
Neural bases for handling decision uncertainty
A03 Molecular Control of Decision Making
- Jin Narumoto (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine)
An investigation for neural substrates for altered reward prediction and decision making process in psychiatric disorders with serotonergic dysfunction - Hitoshi Inokawa (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine)
Role of serotonin and hypothalamic circuits in decision process of spontaneous behavior - Tatsushi Onaka (Jichi Medical University)
Roles of oxytocin in the control of food intake - Yoshihisa Tachibana (National Institute of Physiology) Neural substrate of decision making in gambling