Funamizu, Akihiro

Lecturer, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo *Profile is at the time of the award.

2021Inamori Research GrantsBiology & Life sciences

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Research topics: Neural mechanism of behavior optimization based on prior knowledge

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Summary: In order to decide whether to carry an umbrella when going out, the information available to us is limited to uncertain information such as the weather conditions. The brain's mechanism for deciding what to do based on uncertain sensory information is still unknown. My research aims to elucidate such information processing processes in the brain, with the help of computational theory used in the research of artificial intelligence. In particular, this research investigates how the brain integrates the knowledge in the mind, i.e., prior knowledge, with sensory information obtained from the outside world to determine behavior. We use behavioral experiments on mice, state-of-the-art neural activity imaging, and machine learning in an integrated manner.

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Thank you very much for selecting me for the Inamori Research Grant. I will devote myself to make my research contribute to the understanding of the brain, the development of AI, and the integration of the brain and AI.

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