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2026

2026/05/20
Mr. Kobayashi, Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, visited the Future of Life Laboratory.
On May 15, we welcomed Mr. Kobayashi, Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, to the Keihanna Open Innovation Center (KICK) to introduce the initiatives of the Future of Life Laboratory.
2026/05/13
Brain Functional Connectivity Specifically Targeting
Depressive Rumination Through Neurofeedback
— Opening the Way to Precision Medicine Using BMI —
Published in Translational Psychiatry
(Online publication: April 22, 2026)
Using a real-time fMRI-based neurofeedback technique (FCNef) that trains brain activity, we reconfirmed with a larger participant cohort that selectively targeting specific functional brain connections can precisely improve symptoms associated with depressive rumination while minimizing effects on unrelated symptoms. These findings highlight a promising new approach toward individualized precision medicine.
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2026/04/01
Announcement of the Establishment of the
Wave Network Laboratories
ATR has integrated the Wave Engineering Laboratories and the Adaptive Communications Research Laboratories to establish the new Wave Network Laboratories.
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2026/04/01
February 27 – March 26, 2026
We were honored to welcome the following visitors and exchange views on the future of society in Japan and around the world.
February 27, 2026
AI policy specialists from the governments of five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), introduced by the European Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
March 5, 2026
Second-year students from the Department of Living Information, Hyogo Prefectural Nishiwaki High School,
participating in the study tour entitled "Future Lifestyles and Families Transformed by Technology."
March 18, 2026
Members of the Yamashiro Regional Association of Retired School Principals.
March 26, 2026
Participants in the Kawaijuku "Marutto Exploration Tour: AI Robotics Edition."