第5回講演会 発表要旨

“A new theory for brain sensorimotor layered control architectures”

John C. Doyle (Caltech)

　 We will argue that across bio, med, and tech networks, the successful systems share many universal architectural features, most importantly "layering." We will focus on layering in the human nervous system and its role in sensorimotor control, and new research that provides an integrated theory connecting constraints on the performance, efficiency, and robustness of spiking neurons with corresponding limits on whole organism behavior.  Key theoretical developments are due to Yorie Nakahira, a grad student in CDS at Caltech, and an alum of TIT.
    She will expand on this talk in seminar on Tue at UofT.  I will focus on motivation for this theory and its universality in other domains, with only a sketch of the underlying mathematics while focusing on the consequences, and Yorie will give more details on her contribution to the theory.