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  • [NEWS] Top Cited Article 2025 Awarded by the British Journal of Psychology (Zenas C. Chao, IRCN Associate Professor and Principal Investigator)

    Friday May 1st, 2026
    We are pleased to announce that the article Assessing novelty, feasibility and value of creative ideas with an unsupervised approach using GPT-4 by Dr. Zenas C. Chao, Associate Professor and Principal […]
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  • February 5, 2026: Tokyo Gakugei University Senior High School Science Field Study Program — Engaging with the Frontiers of Brain Science and AI

    Friday April 10th, 2026
    On February 5, 2026, IRCN welcomed 30 students from Tokyo Gakugei University Senior High School for a science field study program exploring the frontiers of neuroscience and artificial intelligence. T […]
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  • February 1, 2026: Kavli IPMU / ELSI / IRCN Joint Public Lecture - "A Question of Origins" Report

    Tuesday April 7th, 2026
    On February 1, 2026, the International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN), together with the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI-Kavli IPMU), The Univers […]
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  • Proposal of a novel neural circuit mechanism for the flexible cognition, learning, and motivational control ――Implications for the mechanisms of schizophrenia――

    Thursday March 26th, 2026
    Highlights  A novel neural circuit mechanism for the cognitive, learning, and motivational functions that enable context-dependent flexible behavior was proposed.  The occurrence of, and a condition f […]
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  • [NEWS] Dr. Yukiko Gotoh received the Imperial Prize and the Japan Academy Prize

    Thursday March 12th, 2026
    Dr. Yukiko Gotoh On March 12, 2026, Dr. Yukiko Gotoh, Vice President, Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Deputy Director/Principal Investigato […]
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  • January 28, 2026: Junior High School Students Visit IRCN to Explore Neuroscience and Brain–Machine Interfaces

    Wednesday March 4th, 2026
    On January 28, 2026, five third-year students from Kyoto Municipal Saikyo Junior High School, attached to Saikyo High School, visited Associate Professor Zenas Chao at IRCN, as part of their group act […]
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Research

Mar 26, 2026

Proposal of a novel neural circuit mechanism for the flexible cognition, learning, and motivational control ――Implications for the mechanisms of schizophrenia――

Highlights A novel neural circuit mechanism for the cognitive, learning, and motivational functions that enable context-dependent flexible behavior was proposed. The occurrence of, and a condition for ...
  • When Specialization Creates Exclusion: The Dangers of a Compartmentalized Medical System

  • General Anesthesia in Early Infancy Accelerates Brain Development

  • Baby talk is real: Adults speak differently to babies in at least 10 different languages

  • Supporting cognitive flexibility in autistic individuals, Exploring noninvasive brain stimulation as a tool to enhance cognitive adaptability

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July 22-25, 2026: [Call for Participants] IRCN Neuro-inspired Computation Summer Course


The World Premier International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN) at The University of Tokyo proudly presents the Neuro-inspired Computation Course, an intensive 4-day p ...

  • December 20-21, 2025: Commemorative Symposium for the 41st International Prize for Biology “Current Breakthrough Topics in Neurobiology”

  • December 8, 2025: Symposium by WPI-IRCN UTokyo ✕ JEWEL Project "Infant Language Development Research in the 21st Century ーIntegrating Insights from Behavioral, Neuronal, and Computational Sciences"

  • November 19, 2025: Commemorative Talk by Professor Dr. Shun-ichi Amari — In Honor of the TU Berlin Honorary Doctorate —

  • July 2-5, 2025: [Call for Participants] IRCN and Chen Institute Joint Course on Neuro-inspired Computation

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May 1, 2026

[NEWS] Top Cited Article 2025 Awarded by the British Journal of Psychology (Zenas C. Chao, IRCN Associate Professor and Principal Investigator)

We are pleased to announce that the article Assessing novelty, feasibility and value of creative ideas with an unsupervised approach using GPT-4 by Dr. Zenas C. Chao, Associate Professor and Princi ...

  • [NEWS] Interview with Dr. Irena Lovčević Featured on JSPS WPI Forum “Researchers Voice”

  • [NEWS] Dr. Yukiko Gotoh received the Imperial Prize and the Japan Academy Prize

  • February 10, 2026: The 6th International Symposium of the Institute for AI and Beyond (Dr. Kenichi Ohki, IRCN Deputy Director & Dr. Yukie Nagai, IRCN Project Professor)

  • February 1, 2026: Kavli IPMU / ELSI / IRCN Joint Public Lecture - "A Question of Origins"

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