• DocumentCode
    184548
  • Title

    Live demonstration: A hardware system for emulating the early vision utilizing a silicon retina and SpiNNaker chips

  • Author

    Kawasetsu, Takumi ; Ishida, Ryoya ; Sanada, Toshiyuki ; Okuno, Hirotsugu

  • Author_Institution
    Grad. Sch. of Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    22-24 Oct. 2014
  • Firstpage
    188
  • Lastpage
    188
  • Abstract
    In this live demonstration, we will show a real-time emulator for reproducing neural activities in the retina and the visual cortex. The emulator comprises a hardware retina emulator and SpiNNaker chips. Taking advantages of multiple parallel processing techniques, the emulator generates simulated spikes with 1 ms precision. Visitors can observe simulated neural response displayed on a personal computer display.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; eye; neurophysiology; parallel processing; vision; SpiNNaker chips; hardware retina emulator; hardware system; multiple parallel processing; neural activities; personal computer display; real-time emulator; silicon retina; simulated spikes; vision; visual cortex; Brain modeling; Hardware; Neurons; Real-time systems; Retina; Silicon; Visualization; SpiNNaker; real time; retina; silicon retina; simulation; visual cortex;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS), 2014 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Lausanne
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/BioCAS.2014.6981691
  • Filename
    6981691