Program (tentative):
3 March, 2016　(13：00 ‐)

Session 1: Basal ganglia circuit for behavioral adaptation

13:05-13:45
Ann Graybiel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
Steps toward identifying functions of the striosome-matrix organization of the striatum

13:45-14:25
Xin Jin (The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA)
Dissecting the corticostriatal subcircuits for action

14:25-14:55
Kazuto Kobayashi (Fukushima Medical University)
Thalamostriatal system controls selection and flexible switching of behavior

（Poster session + Coffee break）

17:00-17:30
Yoshikazu Isomura (Tamagawa University)
Functional activity for goal-oriented behaviors in motor cortex, striatum and hippocampus

17:30-18:00
Dai Watanabe (Kyoto University)
Genetic and neural circuit basis of learned vocalisation

4 March, 2016　(9：00 ‐)

Session 2: Cortical and subcortical interaction for behavioral adaptation

9:00-9:40
Wim Vanduffel (K. U. Leuven, Belgium)
The ventral tegmental area as engine for cortical plasticity in primates

9:40-10:20
Tirin Moore (Stanford University, USA)
Title TBC

（Coffee break）

10:40-11:10
Tadashi Isa (National Institute for Physiological Sciences)
Dissecting the circuit in the monkey brain

11:10-11:40
Masanori Matsuzaki (National Institute for Basic Biology)
Distinct thalamocortical activities in the primary motor cortex during voluntary movements

11:40-12:10
Yasuo Kawaguchi (National Institute for Physiological Sciences)
Pyramidal cell diversity and inhibition styles in the frontal cortex

（Closing Remarks）