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Dear Colleagues,
<div>(Apologies for the cross-posting)<br>
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We are delighted to announce that the <b>International Symposium on Unified Theory of Prediction and Action</b> will be held online on March 13–14.<br>
<a href="https://unifiedtheory.jp/symposium/2026/index.html">https://unifiedtheory.jp/symposium/2026/index.html</a><br>
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Invited Speakers:<br>
<b>Andre Bastos</b> (Vanderbilt University)<br>
<b>Zenas Chao</b> (The University of Tokyo)<br>
<b>Anne Churchland</b> (University of California, Los Angeles)<br>
<b>Hiroshi Makino</b> (Keio University)<br>
<b>Jun Tani</b> (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)<br>
<b>Pablo Lanillos</b> (Spanish National Research Council)<br>
<b>Philip Corlett</b> (Yale University) <br>
<b>Xiaosi Gu</b> (Yale University)<br>
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The symposium will feature the integration of theory and experiments in neuroscience.<br>
We sincerely look forward to your participation.<br>
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<b>The 1st International Symposium Unified Theory of Prediction and Action<br>
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Date:<br>
March 13 (Friday) and 14 (Saturday), 2026<br>
(Starting around 9:30 on 13th and ending around 17:00 on 14th in Japan Standard Time; JST)</div>
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Venue:<br>
Hybrid (Now accepting online registration only)<br>
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Registration Form:<br>
<a href="https://forms.office.com/r/XVUh9qvAHQ">https://forms.office.com/r/XVUh9qvAHQ</a><br>
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Schedule: (in Japan Standard Time; JST)<br>
13 March 2026<br>
9:15 Registration<br>
9:45 Opening<br>
Session 1: Predictive Coding<br>
9:50 Andre Bastos, Vanderbilt University<br>
10:40 Takuya Isomura, RIKEN<br>
11:10 Break<br>
11:30 Zenas Chao, The University of Tokyo<br>
12:20 Misako Komatsu, Institute of Science Tokyo<br>
12:50 Lunch<br>
Session 2: Control and Planning<br>
14:00 Anne K. Churchland, UCLA<br>
14:50 Teppei Ebina, The University of Tokyo<br>
15:20 Break<br>
15:40 Hiroshi Makino, Keio University<br>
16:30 Hitoshi Okamoto, RIKEN<br>
17:00 Poster session<br>
18:00- Social event - Information exchange discussion<br>
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14 March 2026<br>
Session 3: Session 3: NeuroAI<br>
9:30 Jun Tani, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology<br>
10:20 Masahiro Suzuki, The University of Tokyo<br>
10:50 Break<br>
11:10 Pablo Lanillos, Spanish National Research Council<br>
12:00 Akihiro Funamizu, The University of Tokyo<br>
12:30 Lunch<br>
Session 4: Computational Psychiatry<br>
13:30 Philip R. Corlett, Yale University<br>
14:20 Hidehiko Takahashi, Institute of Science Tokyo<br>
14:50 Break<br>
15:10 Xiaosi Gu, Yale University<br>
16:00 Kenji Doya, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology<br>
16:30 Closing<br>
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Organizer:<br>
JSPS Transformative Research Area (A): Unified Theory of Prediction and Action<br>
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Contact:<br>
<a href="https://unifiedtheory.jp/contact/">https://unifiedtheory.jp/contact/</a><br>
Please write “Regarding the International Symposium” in the subject line of the web inquiry form.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
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Takuya Isomura<br>
Brain Intelligence Theory Unit, RIKEN Center for Brain Science
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