TSVP Symposium: Neuromodulation of Adaptive Learning

Monday, July 8, 2024 (All day) to Wednesday, July 10, 2024 (All day)

L5D23

Title: Neuromodulation of Adaptive Learning: Bridging Biological and Artificial Neural Networks

Abstract: Neuromodulators, including dopamine, acetylcholine, serotonin, noradrenaline and histamine, through their diffuse release regulate local microcircuit and global meso-scale connectivity in biological neural networks to catalyze learning, and boost adaptation to rapidly changing contexts. Although deep neural networks (DNNs) have demonstrated their effectiveness in solving a wide spectrum of real-world tasks ranging from pattern recognition to autonomous driving vehicles, they however, remain ineffective in adaptive and meta-learning to execute simultaneous tasks and are prone to “catastrophic forgetting”, contrary to their biological counterparts.
The goal of this symposium is to describe the organizing properties of neuromodulatory systems, which enable learning and task-switching across multiple spatio-temporal scales - from microcircuits to mesocircuits - in biological neural networks. By bringing together experimentalists and theoreticians, this symposium will specifically explore how neuromodulators impact the cellular and synaptic assembly of neural networks across invertebrate and vertebrate brains, and implement their organizing rules and principles in DNNs to enhance adaptive learning capabilities and overcome catastrophic forgetting.

Linked to Thematic Program: Neuromodulation of Adaptive Learning: Theoretical Lessons Learned From Invertebrate and Vertebrate Brains

Registration

~~Register here (Deadline: June 24, 2024)~~

Members of the OIST community are welcome to join all scientific sessions without registration

Symposium Organizers

Srikanth Ramaswamy, Newcastle University, UK / TSVP Scholar
Arvind Kumar, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Upi Bhalla, National Centre for Biological Sciences, India
Vatsala Thirumalai, National Centre for Biological Sciences, India

Invited Participants

Joshua Johansen, RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Ayaka Kato, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Thomas John McHugh, RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Jie Mei, The University of Tokyo, IRCN
Kenji Morita, The University of Tokyo
Thomas Parr, Oxford University
James Shine, The University of Sydney
Gilad Daniel Silberberg, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Mitsuko Watabe-Uchida, Harvard University
Naoshige Uchida, Harvard University
Josh Goldberg, Hebrew University
Shervin Safavi, TU Dresden
Yoko Yazaki-Sugiyama, OIST
Erik De Schutter, OIST
Kenji Doya, OIST
Katsuhiko Miyazaki, OIST
Izumi Fukunaga, OIST
Kayoko Miyazaki, OIST
Jeff Wickens, OIST
Tomoki Fukai, OIST
Bernd Kuhn, OIST
Yukiko Goda, OIST
Sam Reiter, OIST
Jun Tani, OIST

Schedule

Day 1 (8th July)

14:00	Opening and Introduction to OIST by Kenji Doya
14:15	Mitsuko Watabe-Uchida (Harvard University)
14:45	Josh Johansen (RIKEN Center for Brain Science) “Coordinating form and function in the locus coeruleus noradrenaline system”
15:15	Coffee break
16:00	Thomas McHugh (RIKEN Center for Brain Science) “Top-down modulation of cholinergic tone”
16:30	Gilad Silberberg (Karolinska Institute) on Zoom "Neuromodulation of striatal circuits for sensorimotor functions"
17:00	Panel discussion

Day 2 (9th July)

08:45	Arrival
09:15	Recap of day 1
09:30	Jeff Wickens (OIST) "Dopamine-acetylcholine interactions in striatal synaptic plasticity and learning"
10:00	Bernd Kuhn (OIST)
10:30	Yoko Yazaki-Sugiyama (OIST)
11:00	Group photo / Coffee break
11:30	James Mac Shine (University of Sydney) “Neuromodulatory Control of Complex Adaptive Dynamics in the Brain”
12:00	Kenji Doya/Katsuhiko Miyazaki/Kayoko Miyazaki (OIST) “Serotonin, patience, confidence and beyond”
12:30	Lunch break
14:00	Thomas Parr (University of Oxford) "Precision and pathology"
14:30	Vatsala Thirumalai (NCBS)
15:00	Kenji Morita (University of Tokyo) "Computational modeling of functions and dysfunctions of the cortico-basal ganglia-dopamine system"
15:30	Coffee break
16:00	Jun Tani (OIST) “Neurorobotics Studies by Extending Free Energy Principle: The Role of Neuromodulators”
16:30	Izumi Fukunaga (OIST) "Central representations of olfactory information in the context of reward-driven behaviour"
17:00	Panel discussion

Day 3 (10th July)

08:45	Arrival
09:15	Recap of day 2
09:30	Naoshige Uchida (Harvard University)
10:00	Erik De Schutter (OIST) “Active enhancement of synapse driven depolarization of perisynaptic astrocytic processes”
10:30	Yukiko Goda (OIST) "Probing synapse-astrocyte interactions: new roles for familiar molecules"
11:00	Coffee break
11:30	Josh Goldberg (Hebrew University) "A wave theory of dopamine and acetylcholine release in the striatum"
12:00	Upi Bhalla (NCBS) "A synapse-centric view of neuromodulation and the brain"
12:30	Lunch break
14:00	Wrap-up and departure

Zoom Information

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Meeting ID: 973 2501 8940
Passcode: 012380

Taxi Schedule

Taxi Schedule: Neuromodulation of Adaptive Learning

Date	Pick up Time	From	⇒	To	⇒	To	⇒	To
7/8/2024	11:00	The Peridot Hotel ペリードットホテル	⇒	Lab 5 Main Entrance Lab 5 正面玄関

	18:15	Lab 5 Main Entrance Lab 5 正面玄関	⇒	Seaside House シーサイドハウス

	21:00	Seaside House シーサイドハウス	⇒	The Peridot Hotel ペリードットホテル	⇒	Auditorium 講堂前

7/9/2024	8:00	Seaside House シーサイドハウス	⇒	Conference Center 講堂前

	8:45	The Peridot Hotel ペリードットホテル	⇒	Lab 5 Main Entrance Lab 5 正面玄関

	18:15	Lab 5 Main Entrance Lab 5 正面玄関	⇒	Dinner Venu　うむさんの庭

	21:00	Dinner Venu　うむさんの庭	⇒	Seaside House シーサイドハウス	⇒	The Peridot Hotel ペリードットホテル	⇒	Auditorium 講堂前

7/10/2024	8:00	Seaside House シーサイドハウス	⇒	Auditorium 講堂前

	8:45	The Peridot Hotel ペリードットホテル	⇒	Lab 5 Main Entrance Lab 5 正面玄関

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