Course title

System Neuroscience 1Term

後期 2nd HalfCredit(s)1The main day

The main period

Program/Department

48 Physiological Sciences

Lecturers

Hiromasa Takemura, Keiichi Kitajo, and others

成績評価区分 Grading Scale A,B,C,Dの4段階評価 Four-grade evaluation
レベル Level

Level 3

力量 Competence

専門力 Academic expertise、独創性 Creativity

Instructor
Full name* TAKEMURA HIROMASAHATANAKA NOBUHIKOKITAJOGODA

KEIICHINAOKAZUCHIKENSATOMININOMIYA TAIHEINORITAKE ATSUSHIOKAZAKI（OHASHI）

YUKA

OutlineIn this lecture, anatomy and function of the central nervous system, focusing on thecerebral cortex, basal ganglia, and cerebellum, and methods for their analysis will beexplained, aiming at a systematic understanding of brain functions. In the first andsecond lectures, physiological findings on the neural mechanisms of the visual system
will be discussed, including the results of neuroimaging studies on humans. In thethird and fourth lectures, the control mechanisms of voluntary movements in the
cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, and cerebellum will be discussed from both
physiological and pathological perspectives. In the 5th and 6th lectures, neuralmechanisms related to social cognition will be explained in terms of both action
information processing and reward information processing. In the 7th and 8th lectures,
mathematical modeling, information theory, complex network analysis, and machinelearning will be introduced to explore the operating principles of the integratedfunctions of the brain.

Learning objectives(1) Understand neural basis of visual processing.
(2) Understand neural basis of motor control.
(3) Understand neural basis of social cognition.
(4) Understand characteristics and significance of various advanced methods forinvestigating neural dynamics.

Grading policy

Attendance of at least half of the lectures is required. Students are required to
select one of the lectures they attended and submit a report summarizing the contentof the lecture in 750-1500 words (in English) based on the above learning objectives.
Students who submit the report by the deadline will be given an absolute grade of A,
B, C, or D according to their level of understanding.
Schedule：Oct 25 - Dec 13，2024，10:00-11:30 on Fridays (Following schedule is asubject to change. Please check the course website for the latest information. The URL
is described below.)

Lecture Plan

Contents:[1] Oct 25th: Hiromasa Takemura, "Anatomy, physiology and psychology of visualperception (I)"[2] Nov 1st: Naokazu Goda, "Anatomy, physiology and psychology of visual perception(II)"[3] Nov 8th: Nobuhiko Hatanaka, "Motor control by cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, andcerebellum (I)"[4] Nov 15th: Satomi Chiken, "Motor control by cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, andcerebellum (II)"[5] Nov 22th: Atsushi Noritake, "Social Cognition I (reward processing)"[6] Nov 29th: Taihei Ninomiya, "Social Cognition II (action processing)"[7] Dec 6th: Keiichi Kitajo, "The dynamics of neural oscillations I (computationalapproach)"[8] Dec 13th: Yuka Okazaki, "The dynamics of neural oscillations II (experimentalapproach)"

Location

Zoom online

Language

EnglishTextbooks and references

Not applicable

Notes for students of other programs Not applicable
Related URL

https://www.nips.ac.jp/graduate/curriculum.html

Explanatory note on above URL

Please keep be updated on the latest schedule from ”Schedule of the classes” on theprogram website.

Contact for Course Inquiries

Hiromasa Takemura (htakemur@nips.ac.jp)