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Cognition and Action |
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On
8-9 September, the JSPS London Office and University College London (UCL)
cosponsored a large-scale symposium on the theme "Cognition and Action,"
which was held in UCL's Kennedy Lecture Theatre. This eleventh symposium
in the series focused on neuroscience. Co-chaired by on Prof. Atsushi
Iriki, RIKEN and Tokyo Medical and Dental University, and Prof. Roger
Lemon, Institute of Movement Neuroscience, UCL, the symposium featured
presentations given by six leading researchers on the Japanese side and
nine on the UK side. |
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| Many advances have been sparked in the life sciences, particularly
in the field of brain science, by mutual stimulation between Japanese and
British researchers. This, nevertheless, was the first time for the symposium
to take up this subject as its theme. Hearing that lectures would be given
by leading neuroscience experts, some 150 researchers came from not only
London but Oxford, Cambridge and other places around the UK to participate
in the event. Following the presentations, they actively engaged the lecturers
in questions and discussions on neuro-research methods, results and future
prospects. |
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| UCL's Institute of Movement Neuroscience
is one of the UK's top centers of excellence, having a brilliant record
of achievements in the fields of brain and neurological investigation. On
the other hand, frontline researchers in Japan boast milestone advances
in the field of primate neurology (precursors of human intelligence). By
enriching the already active exchange enjoyed between UCL researchers and
their counterparts in leading Japanese universities, the symposium promises
to have set the stage for an even more powerful collaborative research environment
in this field. |
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