Multicellular Neurobiocomputing: Understanding and Advancing towards Biological Supremacy

Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A) 2024-2029

Achievements

Papers

  1. Stability control of metastable states as a unified mechanism for flexible temporal modulation in cognitive processing
    Tomoki Kurikawa, Kunihiko Kaneko
    Neural Networks, 196, 108381 (2025).
    DOI:10.1016/j.neunet.2025.108381
  2. Gold-electrode-integrated Teflon sheets for applying horizontal voltage to artificial cell membranes
    Tatsuya Nomoto, Maki Komiya, Haruka Okumura, Daisuke Tadaki, Yuzuru Tozawa, Ayumi Hirano-Iwata
    Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 64 10SP26, (2025).
    DOI:10.35848/1347-4065/ae07f0
  3. Heterogeneous Assembly Echo State Networks for High-Dimensional, Multiscale Time Series: Dynamic Analysis via Delay Capacity and Multiscale Fuzzy Entropy
    Sota Yoshida, Takahiro Iinuma, Sou Nobukawa, Eiji Watanabe, Teijiro Isokawa
    IEEE Access, (2025).
    DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3639721
  4. Microglia in Brain Aging and Age-Related Diseases: Friends or Foes?
    Kentaro Ishikawa, Risako Fujikawa, Kayoko Okita, Fumika Kimura, Takuya Watanabe, Shutaro Katsurabayashi, Katsunori Iwasaki
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences26 (23), 11494 (2025).
    DOI:10.3390/ijms262311494
  5. Fluctuation-learning relationship in recurrent neural networks
    Tomoki Kurikawa, Kunihiko Kaneko
    Nature Communications, 16, 9663 (2025).
    DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-64976-w
  6. Effective training procedure for a simultaneous bimanual movement task in head-fixed mice
    Kotaro Tezuka, Hironobu Osaki, Kaneyasu Nishimura, Shin-Ichiro Terada, Masanori Matsuzaki, Yoshito Masamizu
    Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 19, 1633843 (2025).
    DOI:10.3389/fncir.2025.1633843
  7. Multimodal biomarker based on temporal complexity of eye movements and pupil diameter in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
    Ayumu Ueno, Sou Nobukawa, Aya Shirama
    PLOS Mental Health2 (10), e0000456 (2025).
    DOI:10.1371/journal.pmen.0000456
  8. Efficient connectivity and intrinsic noise separation in recurrent spiking neural networks trained with e-prop
    Davide Noè, Hideaki Yamamoto, Yuichi Katori, Shigeo Sato
    Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering, (2025).
    DOI:10.1088/2634-4386/ae0826
  9. Online reinforcement learning of state representation in recurrent network supported by the power of random feedback and biological constraints
    Takayuki Tsurumi, Ayaka Kato, Arvind Kumar, Kenji Morita
    eLife14:RP104101 (2025).
    DOI:10.7554/eLife.104101.4
  10. Striatal Gradient in Value-Decay Explains Regional Differences in Dopamine Patterns and Reinforcement Learning Computations
    Ayaka Kato, Kenji Morita
    Journal of Neuroscience45 (35), e0170252025 (2025).
    DOI:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0170-25.2025
  11. Spike-timing-dependent plasticity offers delay-gated oscillatory potentiation for autaptic weights
    Risa Onda, Mihoko Ishida, Kouhei Hattori, Hideaki Yamamoto, Takashi Tanii
    Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 19, 1646317 (2025).
    DOI:10.3389/fncir.2025.1646317
  12. Excitatory/inhibitory ratio disruption modulates neural synchrony and flow directions in a cortical microcircuit
    Nobuhiko Wagatsuma, Sou Nobukawa, Tomoki Kurikawa
    PLOS Computational Biology21 (8), e1013306 (2025).
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013306
  13. Functional analysis of periaqueductal gray neurons projecting to the medulla in active and passive defensive behaviors
    Yuki Honshuku, Yuki Yamaguchi, Koki Kawazoe, Yuki Nishida, Yuki Kurauchi, Masabumi Minami, Hiroshi Katsuki, Natsuko Hitora-Imamura
    Neuroscience Research 218, 104939 (2025).
    DOI:10.1016/j.neures.2025.104939
  14. An Embedded Intelligent System for Real-Time Image Classification with a Neuro-Inspired Color Constancy Algorithm
    Akito Morita, Hirotsugu Okuno
    IEICE Transactions on Electronics E108, C Issue 6 Pages 316-323 (2025).
    DOI:10.1587/transele.2024LHP0003
  15. Automated nanotube stamping system for direct delivery of liquid substances into adherent cells
    Riku Shibata, Sho Ikeda, Aya Fujiwara, Riko Kishida, Shota Yanagisawa, Shun Fukabori, Yuiko Mizuguchi, Kazuhiro Oyama, takeo miyake, Takashi Tanii
    Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 64, 57001, (2025).
    DOI:10.35848/1347-4065/add3e0
  16. Analog VLSI Implementation of Subthreshold Spiking Neural Networks and Its Application to Reservoir Computing
    Satoshi Moriya, Masaya Ishikawa, Satoshi Ono, Hideaki Yamamoto, Yasushi Yuminaka, Yoshihiko Horio, Jordi Madrenas, Shigeo Sato
    IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers 24, 3550876 (2025).
    DOI:10.1109/TCSI.2025.3550876
  17. Surrogate data analyses of the energy landscape analysis of resting-state brain activity
    Yuki Hosaka, Takemi Hieda, Ruixiang Li, Kenji Hayashi, Koji Jimura, Teppei Matsui
    Frontiers in Neural Circuits 14, 1500227 (2025).
    DOI:10.3389/fncir.2025.1500227
  18. Horizontal, vertical, and torsional optokinetic responses and their adaptations in fish
    Shin Tadokoro, Shuntaro Miki, Toshimi Yamanaka, Yutaka Hirata
    Journal of Neurophysiology, 133, 965-986 (2025).
    DOI:10.1152/jn.00565.2024
  19. Modeling analysis of depolarization-assisted afterdischarge in hippocampal mossy fibers
    Haruyuki Kamiya
    Frontiers in Neural Circuits 18, 1505204 (2025).
    Open dataset:ModelDB
    DOI:10.3389/fncir.2024.1505204
  20. Synaptic input architecture of visual cortical neurons revealed by large-scale synapse imaging without backpropagating action potentials
    Satoru Kondo, Kohei Kikuta, Kenichi Ohki
    eLife (2025).
    DOI:10.7554/eLife.104334.1.sa2

Invited Talks

  1. Opportunities and Challenges towards “Biological Supremacy”
    Hideaki Yamamoto
    Honda Research Institute Japan【KAIWA】(2025年8月6日)
  2. Environmental Factors Influencing Synaptic Transmission: A Glial Perspective
    Shutaro Katsurabayashi
    Membrane Physiology Symposium Japan 2025 (2025年7月17日)
  3. AI for Neuroscience and Neuroscience for AI
    Teppei Matsui
    The 5th International Interdisciplinary Symposium organized by Doshisha University, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen and the Doshisha EU Campus at Tübingen University "Humans and AI: Coexistence and Conscience" (2025/3/11-12)

Awards

  1. Tanaka OHIO Award for Excellence in Global Engagement
    平田豊
    OHIO University
  2. IEEE 14th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE 2025) IEEE GCCE 2025 Excellent Demo! Awards (Bronze Prize)
    「A Binocular Disparity Estimation Algorithm Based on a Visual Neuron Model That Uses Multiple Spatial Frequency Information」
    Yuto Sakata, Hirotsugu Okuno
    IEEE 14th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics

Outreach

  1. パーキンソン病の仕組みを解明し、予防薬・治療薬の確立を目指す ~iPS細胞を用いた再生医療の最前線~ (“D”iscover )
    西村周泰
    同志社大学 オウンドメディア『“D”iscover』

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