The neuroid: A novel and simplified neuron-model

In this paper we introduce a novel computational neuron-model, the Neuroid, which is based on three basic operations that are carried out by nerve cells to process the incoming information, such as comparison, and frequency pulse modulation-demodulation. The model was implemented using LabVIEW 10.0, in order to assign to each of these operations, an execution block (Virtual Instrument). The results of its implementation showed a very similar behavior to that exhibited by real neurons. Furthermore, due to its simplicity and low computational requirements, it is expected that the Neuroid can be used to create several software models of biological neural systems, either for research or teaching purposes.