Daichi Konno

Medical doctor, Neuroscientist (M.D., Ph.D.)

- Specializes in neuroscience, aging, and artificial intelligence .

- I love the moment when learning new knowledge makes the world seem more ordered.

Brief biography

- Born in 1991 in Japan. Graduated from Department of Medicine, the University of Tokyo (M.D., B.A.).

- After three years of clinical training, I got my Ph.D. at the University of Tokyo majoring in neuroscience, aging, and artificial intelligence (March 2022).

- I am currently working on both clinical and research projects at the University of Tokyo (April 2022-).

Others

- Played baseball for 14 years, love baseball! (Article in NumberWeb)

- You can find the latest information about neuroscience , aging, and artificial intelligence on my Twitter. Please look at!

Product

Paper Interpreter

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I created a "Paper Interpreter", which provides a clear explanation of the academic paper just by uploading the PDF or entering the URL. The demo movie is in the following post.

Blog post

How to learn neuroscience: An introductory guide

Hello, my name is Daichi Konno.I'm a medical doctor and a Ph.D. student majoring in neuroscience and artificial intelligence at the University of Tokyo, Japan. I first became interested in neuroscience about 10 years ago (the first year of university), and it was four years ago that I decided to become a researcher.

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How to learn neuroscience: An introductory guide

YouTube (Japanese)

Career

4/2022 - 4/2023 Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Researcher (Prof. Yutaka Matsuo’s lab)

4/2022 - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, External Researcher (Prof. Yuji Ikegaya’s lab)

4/2017 - Geriatric department, The University of Tokyo Hospital.

4/2015 - 3/2017 Nadogaya Hospital, Chiba, Japan, Junior resident.

Education

4/2018 - 3/2022　 Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Ph.D. candidate (Prof. Masahiro Akishita’s lab)

4/2018 - 3/2022　 Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Exchange Research Student (Prof. Yuji Ikegaya’s lab)

4/2011 - 3/2015　 Department of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Senior Division (B.A.)

4/2009 - 3/2011　 Department of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Junior Division

4/2006 - 3/2009　 Yonezawa Kojokan High School, Yamagata, Japan.

Licensure

3/2015　National Board of Medicine, Registration No. 52796

Research achievements

(1) Publications

Konno, D., Ikegaya, Y. Sasaki, T. Weak representation of awake/sleep states by local field potentials in aged mice. Sci. Rep., 12:7766, 2022. (link)
Konno, D., Nishimoto, S., Suzuki, T., Ikegaya, Y., Matsumoto, N. Multiple states in ongoing neural activity in the rat visual cortex. PLoS One, 16(8): e0256791., 2021. (link)
Konno, D., Nakayama, R., Tsunoda, M., Funatsu, T., Ikegaya, Y., Sasaki, T. Collection of biochemical samples with brain-wide electrophysiological recordings from a freely moving rodent. J. Pharmacol. Sci., 140:313-316, 2019. (link)

(2) Review articles, textbooks

Konno, D., Nursing Care Support Specialist Basic Textbook (8th Edition), International Longevity Center, Vol. 3, p.139-142

(3) Conferences

Konno, D., Digital Twin Research of the Brain: Present and Future, 46th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, Sendai, August 1-4, 2023, oral presentation
Konno, D.、Frontiers of Brain-AI Fusion and the Future of Brain Computer Interface, 3rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology (Kyoto), November 26, 2022, invited lecture
Konno, D.、Frontiers of Brain-AI Fusion and expectations for AI and ICT, DICOMO2022 (online), July 13-15, 2022, invited lecture
Konno, D., Expectations for the Future of Neuroscience and Brain Tech in Japan, 45th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, Okinawa, June 30-July 3, 2022, oral presentation
Konno, D.、Analysis of sleep state based on neural activity in multiple brain regions of aged mice, Geriatrics Frontier Meeting (Tokyo), April 9, 2022, oral presentation
Konno, D., Ikegaya, Y., Sasaki, T., Analysis of sleep/awake states and cortical local field potential signals in aging mice, 44th Japan Neuroscience Congress (Kobe), July 28-31, 2021, poster presentation
Konno, D., Suzuki, T., Matsumoto, N., Ikegaya, Y., Multiple attractors in ongoing neural activity in the rat visual cortex, 2nd Brain Science Salon "Brain and AI" (online), October 10, 2020, poster presentation
Konno, D., Suzuki, T, Matsumoto, N., Ikegaya, Y., Discrete diffusion pattern of spontaneous neural activity in rat visual cortex, 43rd Japan Neuroscience Congress (online), July 29-August 1, 2020, poster presentation (Awarded)
Konno, D., Matsumoto, N., Suzuki, T., Ikegaya, Y, Deep learning-based classification for rat visual cortical electrocorticogram, Society for Neuroscience2019 (Chicago), October 21, 2019, poster presentation
Konno, D., Nakayama, R., Ikegaya, Y., Sasaki, T., Multi-regional measurement of brain waves from a single animal and development of brain tissue sample collection method, 42nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Neuroscience Society (Niigata), July 25, 2019, poster presentation
Konno, D., Nakayama, R., Ikeya, Y., Sasaki, T., Simultaneous collection of multidisciplinary brain activity records and brain samples from rodents under free movement, Next Generation Brain Project Winter Symposium 2018 (Tokyo), December 2018, poster presentation

(4) Books

Konno, D., Ikegaya, Y., “How far can human capabilities be expanded if we connect the brain and artificial intelligence? The Frontiers of Brain-AI Fusion”, Kodansha, December 16, 2021 (Amazon)

Characteristic Activities

January-March 2018　Attendance at Nico-Nico AI School

September 2018　AI specialized incubation base KERNEL HONGO admission

July 2019　Participation in RIKEN Summer School "Contrast and Fusion of Artificial Intelligence and Brain Science"

August 2019　Participation in "Tutorial Workshop on Free Energy Principles of the Brain", National Institute for Physiological Sciences

September 2019 - July 2020　RIKEN Brain Science School students

November 2019　Participation in Autumn School ASCONE 2019 " Brain Science and the Future of Mathematics" (Tutor)

August 2020　Participation in Matsuo Laboratory Summer School "Deep Generative Model"

February 2021　Participation in BrainTech Seminar (Presenter)

March 2021　Participation in Matsuo Laboratory Summer School "Natural Language Processing"

November 2021 Starting Neurotech study group (co-hosted by NeurotechJP)

December 2021 Publication of "How far can human abilities be expanded if we connect the brain and artificial intelligence? The Frontiers of Brain-AI Fusion" (co-authored with Dr. Yuji Ikeya)

January 2022 Participation in Matsuo Laboratory course "World Models and Intelligence"

March 2022- Organized Free Energy Principles Study Group (slide)

April 2022- TV drama “Pandora's Fruit” Neuroscientific supervisor

July 2022 Completed Neuromatch Academy Comutational Neuroadroscience course

September 17, 2022 Speaker at “Future Metaverse Debate ~Metaverse felt in the brain~”

December 14, 2022 Speaker at “BTC BrainTech Talk vol.6 Neuralink Thorough explanation 2022”

January 18, 2023 Speaker at “IPSJ/TTC co-hosted online seminar "Brain Information, BMI and Future Machine Interfaces”

March 24, 2023 Speaker at “4th DBS WEB Lecture” (hosted by Nihon Medtronic Co., Ltd.)

June 24, 2023 Speaker at "Otemae Seminar," Kochi Otemae High School, Kochi, Japan

August 2, 2022 Speaker at 46th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, "Is 'Ethics' Enough? - Toward Sustainable Development of Neurotechnology"