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Pulsed Neurons

Neil E. Cotter

ECE DepartmentUniversity of Utah

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• Problems solved by pulsed biological neurons

• Description of pulsed biological neurons

• Research opportunities related to pulsed neurons

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Problems Solved by Biological Neurons

• Image recognition in varied settings

• Speech recognition in noise

• Control and navigation in difficult terrain[1] [2] [3]

[4] [5] [6]

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Soma

Dendrites

Axon

Synapse

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• Self-timed: no external clock signal

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• Self-timed: no external clock signal• Recognizes sub-patterns: use lower threshold

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• Describe the mathematics of pulsed neurons

• Devise learning algorithms for pulsed neurons

• Construct electronic pulsed neurons

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Neil E. CotterECE DeptUniversity of Utahnecotter@ece.utah.edu

References:

[1] http://www.hands-free.co.uk/products/index.php?id=4, accessed 09/28/2008.

[2] http://www.geeksugar.com/1751649, accessed 09/28/2008.

[3] http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080304200855.htm, accessed 09/28/2008.

[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R2-D2, accessed 09/28/2008.

[5] http://www.7gadgets.com/2007/10/19/genuine-lost-in-space-robot/2926,accessed 09/28/2008.

[6] http://www.sbcc.org/science/projects/vacuum.html, accessed 09/28/2008.

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