Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to announce that the International Symposium on Unified Theory of Prediction and Action will be held online on March 13–14. https://unifiedtheory.jp/symposium/2026/index.html Invited Speakers: Andre Bastos (Vanderbilt University) Zenas Chao (The University of Tokyo) Anne Churchland (University of California, Los Angeles) Hiroshi Makino (Keio University) Jun Tani (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology) Pablo Lanillos (Spanish National Research Council) Philip Corlett (Yale University) Xiaosi Gu (Yale University) The symposium will feature the integration of theory and experiments in neuroscience. We sincerely look forward to your participation. ---------- The 1st International Symposium Unified Theory of Prediction and Action Date: March 13 (Friday) and 14 (Saturday), 2026 (Starting around 9:30 on 13th and ending around 17:00 on 14th) Venue: Hybrid (Now accepting online registration only) Registration Form: https://forms.office.com/r/XVUh9qvAHQ Schedule: (in Japan Standard Time; JST) 13 March 2026 9:15 Registration 9:45 Opening Session 1: Predictive Coding 9:50 Andre Bastos, Vanderbilt University 10:40 Takuya Isomura, RIKEN 11:10 Break 11:30 Zenas Chao, The University of Tokyo 12:20 Misako Komatsu, Institute of Science Tokyo 12:50 Lunch Session 2: Control and Planning 14:00 Anne K. Churchland, UCLA 14:50 Teppei Ebina, The University of Tokyo 15:20 Break 15:40 Hiroshi Makino, Keio University 16:30 Hitoshi Okamoto, RIKEN 17:00 Poster session 18:00- Social event - Information exchange discussion 14 March 2026 Session 3: Session 3: NeuroAI 9:30 Jun Tani, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology 10:20 Masahiro Suzuki, The University of Tokyo 10:50 Break 11:10 Pablo Lanillos, Spanish National Research Council 12:00 Akihiro Funamizu, The University of Tokyo 12:30 Lunch Session 4: Computational Psychiatry 13:30 Philip R. Corlett, Yale University 14:20 Hidehiko Takahashi, Institute of Science Tokyo 14:50 Break 15:10 Xiaosi Gu, Yale University 16:00 Kenji Doya, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology 16:30 Closing Organizer: JSPS Transformative Research Area (A): Unified Theory of Prediction and Action Contact: https://unifiedtheory.jp/contact/ Please write “Regarding the International Symposium” in the subject line of the web inquiry form. ---------- Best regards, Takuya Isomura Brain Intelligence Theory Unit, RIKEN Center for Brain Science