Our research focuses on the theoretical model and computational simulation of functional structures of the brain, to find underlying mechanisms of how our brain performs various functions. Currently, we are interested in various functional maps in visual cortex, trying to find a unified theory of developmental mechanism of those maps. We also study how neurons interact with each other within these networks, and how they encode/decode various features of sensory information. For this, we examine nonlinear neural activities in a large neural network scale, or in a system level.

Our research is mostly performed based on theoretical modeling and computational simulation methods, using Matlab, GENESIS, and other programming languages, but we also collaborate with other experimental groups in the related fields. Our research helps us better understand how the functional structures in brain develops and operates for the optimal process of information, and in the long run, this may enable us to try designing some brain-inspired applications such as a neuro-computer or a task-specific artificial intelligence.