Dear Colleagues,

We are going to have the 176th WPI-IIIS Seminar on-site/on-line as follows.

Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Time: 10:00 -11:00
Venue: Hybrid, 1F Auditorium, IIIS Building & WPI-IIIS Teams
＊To register, please visit the URL below: Seminar information will be sent to registered participants. （Deadline: February 27th）
https://forms.gle/RXwbkWtVqRXoaU7n9
Speaker: Dr. Ken-Ichiro Tsutsui
Tohoku University Graduate School of Life Sciences

Subject: “Medial frontal cortex and the regulation of mood and motivation for social behavior”

Summary: The medial frontal cortex (MFC), including the anterior cingulate cortex, appears to have a unique role in integrating cognitive and emotional information. Dorsal MFC has a strong connection with the prefrontal cortex, whereas ventral MFC has strong connections with nucleus accumbens and amygdala. I will make a brief overview of our recent study on the anatomy and function of the monkey MFC, using viral vectors for neurotracing and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for functional interventions, with an aim to reveal its role in the regulation of mood and motivation for social behavior. I will also introduce our new R&D project aiming to integrate neural monitoring for mind sensing and virtual reality and robotics for behavioral interventions, for the establishment of communication aids, together with its ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI).

Click here to access our website： https://wpi-iiis.tsukuba.ac.jp/event/seminar/
Contact: International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine
Phone: 029-853-5857 (ext.5857)

Yours sincerely,

Masashi Yanagisawa,
WPI – International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba

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セミナー開催についてのお知らせ

第176回WPI-IIISセミナーを以下のとおりオンサイトとオンラインで行いますので、皆様ぜひご参加ください。

日時：2023年2月28日（火）　10:00-11:00
会場：ハイブリッドセミナー、筑波大学IIIS棟１F 講堂およびTeamsによるオンライン
＊以下のURLにアクセスして参加登録をお願いします。参加登録をいただいた方には、別途セミナー情報をお送りいたします。（登録〆切2月27日）
https://forms.gle/RXwbkWtVqRXoaU7n9

演者 ： Dr. Ken-Ichiro Tsutsui
Tohoku University Graduate School of Life Sciences

演題: “Medial frontal cortex and the regulation of mood and motivation for social behavior”

要旨: The medial frontal cortex (MFC), including the anterior cingulate cortex, appears to have a unique role in integrating cognitive and emotional information. Dorsal MFC has a strong connection with the prefrontal cortex, whereas ventral MFC has strong connections with nucleus accumbens and amygdala. I will make a brief overview of our recent study on the anatomy and function of the monkey MFC, using viral vectors for neurotracing and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for functional interventions, with an aim to reveal its role in the regulation of mood and motivation for social behavior. I will also introduce our new R&D project aiming to integrate neural monitoring for mind sensing and virtual reality and robotics for behavioral interventions, for the establishment of communication aids, together with its ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI).

HPへのアクセスはこちらから：https://wpi-iiis.tsukuba.ac.jp/japanese/event/seminar/

問 い合わせ：国際統合睡眠医科学研究機構 029-853-5857 (内線5857)

筑波大学国際統合睡眠医科学研究機構
機構長　柳沢　正史