認知脳ロボティクス研究ユニット （谷 淳）

研究目的

認知脳ロボティクス研究ユニットの研究目標はニューロロボティクスの実験的研究を通じて身体性認知の原理を理解することにあります。主要な研究課題は、先天的な構造を活用して反復的で限られた行動体験を通じて認知機能がどのように発達するか、社会的認知における間主観性が他者との身体的かつ文脈的な相互作用を通じてどのように形成されるか、そして、意識や自由意志などの主観的体験が科学的および現象学的にどのように説明できるかについてです。さらに、私たちの発達ニューロロボティクス手法を用いた、統合失調症、自閉症などの神経発達障害の原因メカニズムの解明も目指しています。

 

Research Positions

We are looking for postdoctoral scholars and Ph.D students who are interested in studying toward the above research goals collaboratively in our unit. We specifically invite applicants to the following research topics:

  1. Studies of various types of robot learning using recurrent neural network (RNN) models based on predictive coding framework. This could include more theoretical investigation on deterministic as well as stochastic dynamic modeling for predictive coding.
  2. Studies on developmental robotics with focusing on the problem of generalization through stages of development. We hope that developmental processes during life-time learning spanning for months to years can be observed. This study may use reinforcement learning as well as predictive coding framework. We are also interested in conducting synthetic neurorobotics modeling studies on developmental disorders including schizophrenia and ASD.
  3. Studies on social cognitive robotics with focusing on the problem of “theory of mind” under experiment setup in human-robot interactions or robot to robot interaction. This study may also incorporate with research outputs from (1) and (2).
  4. Studies on development of general intelligence by modeling the higher-order cognitive brain mechanism of executive control and working memory usage.
  5. Studies on subjective experience including consciousness and free will of robots and human by conducting "human in robot-loop" experiments.

Applicants for postdoctoral scholars should send a CV and research statement to tani1216jp “at” gmail.com with the header
Research Position at Cognitive Neurorobotics Research Unit, OIST.

OIST students who are interested in participating our lab in terms of lab rotation or graduate study should also contact to the above email address.

Prospective PhD students should apply with the OIST Graduate School.