Center for Information and Neural Networks

Center for Information and Neural Networks National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) Osaka University Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) http://cinet.jp Planning Ofce 7th oor, Nano Biology Building, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, 1-3 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871 E-mail : [email protected] Ibaraki country club Kitasenri Station Handai-Byoin-Mae Planning Ofce Station Osaka University Hospital Hankyu Senri Line Osaka Monorail National Museum Koen-Higashi- of Ethnology Station guchi Senri Expo Park Suita I.C. Chugoku Suita Unobe Station Banpaku-Kinen-Kouen Station Senri-Chuo Station Chugoku Highway Yamada Station Suita Kita-Osaka kyuko Osaka Monorail Monorail Bus Train Approximately 5 minutes on foot Approximately 1 minute on foot from “Handai Igakubu-mae” stop Approximately 30 minutes on from “Handai Byoin-mae” station, Hankyu Bus: From Senri Chuo subway station for “Handai Hombu-mae” or foot to the east of Kita Senri Osaka Monorail Saito Line “Ibaraki Mihogaoka” station, Hankyu Senri Line Kintetsu Bus: From Hankyu Ibarakishi station for “Handai Hombu-mae” (via JR Ibaraki station) 2011.12.26 Center for Information and Neural Networks CiNet Mission From Data Communications to Brain Communications The development of ICT (information and Brain-inspired Intelligence communications technology) has led to fast and Systems massive data communications networks, resulting in an unprecedented impact on our lives. However, each year the volume and speed in which data are processed increase by over 50%, which risks compromising information transmission due to network congestion, unstable connections, and excessive energy use. Furthermore, users can be overwhelmed by the HHS abundant information. Therefore, constant Heart to Heart Science research is needed to sustain these ever-growing demands. One example of research focuses on organic information processing network systems like Intelligent Innovative those inside the brain and biological cells. These networks function with an adaptability, Robotic Autonomous autonomy, and low-energy consumption that is not seen in present ICT. As such, these systems Networks Networks may make a new paradigm for future ICT. At CiNet, we are studying the information and neural network strategies used by living systems, Instrumental including high-level brain function, and implementing these ndings to articial Technologies information and communications networks. Brain Imaging Techniques BFI BMI Network Brain-Machine Interface Brain-Function Installed Information Network Applications to Nursing Care, Problem-Solving Rehabilitation, Healthcare and Welfare Networks Information and Neural Networks: A Council’s Report The “Working Group on Global Issues” panel for the “Task Force solutions require human- and earth-friendly technologies. The communications networks that are robust to breakdowns in a system. at the link below, CiNet was inaugurated in the scal year of 2011. Concerning ICT Policies in the Global Age” conference hosted by the combination of brain research and ICT can be used for this purpose. For these and other purposes, the Internal Affairs and To read the conclusions, please go to: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications gave discussion on In response, the ministry held the “Council Concerning Brain and ICT” Communications Minister, Vice Minister, and Parliamentary Secretary “Final Summary: Council Concerning Brain and ICT” how to overcome the severe local and global concerns faced by conference, which identied priority issues. The list was long and sat down with experts, listening on how to solve these and other http://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_news/s-news/01tsushin03/01000017.html various countries around the world, with special focus on wide, including technologies that aid the physically challenged and problems by designing a research program that focused on brain environmental and medical issues. In particular, the council stated elderly, have low energy demands, and information and research and ICT. In response to their conclusions, which can be seen 01 Center for Information and Neural Networks CiNet Mission 02 Center for Information and Neural Networks Message Information and Communication of the Future Increasing the collaborative work between neuroscientists, engineers, psychologists, and cognitive scientists will help realize more environmentally and user-friendly technologies Special advisor Current times have seen an unprecedented Seiji Ogawa growth in productivity and innovation, in large part due to ICT, which has been instrumental in our ability to work with large volumes of data at Management Staff high speed. However, the volumes and speeds of data processing continue to increase, such that Director General without innovations they will become unsustain- Toshio Yanagida ably large and complex. Therefore, the networks responsible for these tasks need to be constantly upgraded. However, this comes at the cost of Vice Director General Kazuhiro Oiwa more energy. HHS Director General, Advanced ICT Research Institute, National Institute of To resolve this problem, we are considering alter- Information and Communications Technology (NICT) native strategies. The brain, for example, is always transmitting and processing new and Vice Director General increasing levels of information without Makoto Imase BFI Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, concurrent increases in its energy demands. Network Osaka University Research in this area, then, may offer unique and profound solutions to the continuous problem of processing more information. Our Vice Director General Mitsuo Kawato vision is to bring ICT scientists together with BMI Director, Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) people from the neurosciences, psychology, and the cognitive sciences to develop brain-based applications to ICT. Instrumental Vice Director General Such research is expected to realize more envi- Yoshichika Yoshioka Technologies Professor, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University ronmentally and user-friendly technologies. For example, new information processing and control technologies based on mechanisms used by the brain offer considerably lower energy demands than current models. They will also help us design user interfaces where one’s thoughts are directly transmitted to a machine this by developing non-invasive techniques that allow turned back to make even better ICT, which will or information terminal, which then carries out us to measure brain activity with unprecedented create a circle of discovery and innovation in both the corresponding action. accuracy in space and time. information and neural networks. At CiNet, we have already made great gains on The results from these brain studies will then be Director General Toshio Yanagida 03 Center for Information and Neural Networks Message 04 Center for Information and Neural Networks HHS Heart to Heart Science Understanding and applying how the brain identi es the “heart” of a message Introduction of research Communicating only the true message: sending what we need to send Applying the mechanisms for how the brain processes Understanding social action in terms of brain information science and receiving only what we need to receive information to better communications When a human being communicates with The brain extracts meaning even if the sensory others, the manner of communication varies information obtained is incomplete. We study the between individuals. Our group researches brain mechanism that processes incomplete brain mechanisms related to interactions information by focusing on how it produces during social activities. We are using this information coding and voluntary action, and use information to identify how to create The ultimate goal of communication is to overwhelms an individual, making it this mechanism to design an intelligent information environments that optimize communication convey an intended meaning that is increasingly difcult to recognize the system model that Brain ICT Laboratory, Advanced ICT for a given individual. correctly interpreted. Ironically, advances heart. Senior Researcher Brain ICT Laboratory, can autonomously Research Institute, NICT Advanced ICT Research Institute, NICT solve problems when Masahiko Haruno in communications technology like speed It is to conquer this challenge that HHS is Tsutomu Murata given ambiguous Cumulative and capacity make this goal more and conducting research and development to Differences among individuals inputs. frequency more of a challenge, because of the assist people in understanding the Brain activity, Social activity Gene during social activities Which do you choose? excessive amounts of data to be meaning of words and recognize the Theory of brain temperature brain structure model Self(yen) Other(yen) processed. content of information by scientically v=1/t =C exp(- ) M/S 1 100 100 Normally, a person extracts subjective analyzing the higher brain functions that M: Difculty of hidden picture (can be decided quantitatively) 2 110 60 meaning from an excess or ambiguous recognize, understand and react to a com- S: Cognitive temperature of brain = Power of inspiration V: Speed of inspiration t: Duration of inspiration 3 100 20 amount of information. For example, munication. In this way, HHS research log(Search time/s) consider a poem. Can the reader con-

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