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    Artificial neurons replicate biological function for improved computer chips

    October 30, 2025, Categories  Biology/Biotechnology, Health/Medical

    Artificial neurons developed by USC team replicate biological function for improved computer chips
    An integrated spiking artificial neuron, with rich neuron functionality, single-transistor footprints, and low energy consumption for neuromorphic computing systems, can be created by stacking one diffusive memristor and one resistor on top of a transistor. The photograph on the cover shows the chip of an array of these integrated neurons, which are fabricated in the university’s cleanroom and have an active region of around 4 μm2 for each neuron. Credit: The Yang Lab at USC

    Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and School of Advanced Computing have developed artificial neurons that replicate the complex electrochemical behavior of biological brain cells.

    The innovation, documented in Nature Electronics, is a leap forward in neuromorphic computing technology...

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    Speaking the Same Language: How Artificial Neurons Mimic Biological Neurons

    November 8, 2022, Categories  Physics

    Speaking the same language: How artificial neurons mimic biological neurons
    A biological neuron and the OAN. a, Simplified schematic of a biological neuron. Action potentials, the basic cell-to-cell communication events, are generated by rapid transmembrane ion exchanges through ion channels, and they propagate across the axon. In myelinated cells, alternate myelin/non-myelin domains (nodes of Ranvier) contribute to the fast and long-range action potential propagation. Biological neurons are immersed in an electrochemical environment, such as an aqueous electrolyte. This extracellular space is a common reservoir containing various biological carriers for signaling and processing (ions, biomolecules and so on). Noise is also present in this environment. Ionic channels on the membrane endow neurons with ionic/molecular specificity and recognition. b, Circuit diagra...
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    New study allows Brain and Artificial Neurons to Link up over the Web

    February 28, 2020, Categories  Biology/Biotechnology, Health/Medical

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    Research on novel nanoelectronics devices has enabled brain neurons and artificial neurons to communicate with each other over the Internet. Brain functions are made possible by circuits of spiking neurons, connected together by microscopic, but highly complex links called synapses. In this new study, published in the scientific journal Nature Scientific Reports, the scientists created a hybrid neural network where biological and artificial neurons in different parts of the world were able to communicate with each other over the internet through a hub of artificial synapses made using cutting-edge nanotechnology. This is the first time the three components have come together in a unified network.

    During the study, researchers based at the University of Padova in Italy cultivate...

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    Step towards Light-based, Brain-like Computing Chip

    May 10, 2019, Categories  Biology/Biotechnology, Health/Medical, Physics, Technology/Electronics

    Schematic illustration of a light-based, brain-inspired chip. By mimicking biological neuronal systems, photonic neuromorphic processors provide a promising platform to tackle challenges in machine learning and pattern recognition.© Johannes Feldman

    Scientists have succeeded in developing a piece of hardware which could pave the way for creating computers resembling the human brain. They produced a chip containing a network of artificial neurons that works with light and can imitate neurons and their synapses. This network is able to ‘learn’ information and use this as a basis for computing. The approach could be used later in many different fields for evaluating patterns in large quantities of data.

    The researchers were able to demonstrate, that such an optical neurosynaptic network...

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