Group B - Physical Adaptation

Planned Research Gourps

Kazuo Tsuchiya

Kaoru Takakusaki

Naomichi Ogihara

Koh Hosoda

Neuronal mechanisms of generating and selection of adaptive behaviors
(Leader: Kaoru Takakusaki, Associate Professor, College of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College)

Exploration of the principle mechanism of generating adaptive locomotion on the basis of neurophysiological findings
(Leader: Naomichi Ogihara, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University)

Realization of adaptive locomotion based on dynamic interaction among the body, brain, and environment
(Leader: Koh Hosoda, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University)

Subscribed Research Groups

Hiroshi Yokoi	Takafumi Suzuki	Yoshio Sakurai	Yasushi Kobayashi
Kazuhiko Seki	Atsushi Nambu	Shinji Kakei	Takashi Hanakawa

Reflex walk modeling for physically changed person
(Leader: Hiroshi Yokoi, The University of Tokyo)

Study on brain adaptation using rat-machine fusion systems and multi functional neural electrodes
(Leader: Takafumi Suzuki, The University of Tokyo)

Analysis of relation between neuronal coding and body movement using BMI
(Leader: Yoshio Sakurai, Kyoto University)

Exploration of reinforcement learning and motivation mechanism in the brainstem-midbrain-basal ganglia circuits
(Leader: Yasushi Kobayashi, Osaka University)

Neural correlates of muscle synergy in hand movement
(Leader: Kazuhiko Seki, National Institute for Physiological Sciences)

Movement control by the basal ganglia
(Leader: Atsushi Nanbu, National Institute for Physiological Sciences)

Quantitative evaluation of movement disorders in muscle space for patients with cerebellar degeneration or Parkinson's disease
(Leader: Shinji Kakei, Tokyo Metropolitan Organization for Medical Research)

Understanding of adaptive mechanisms of gait by combining neuroimaging, electrophysiology and computational methods
(Leader: Takashi Hanakawa, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry)