Sunny talks to Dr Elisa Donati of the Institute of Neuroinformatics in Zurich about biomedical uses for neuromorphic engineering, particularly providing an interface between electronics and the body. They discuss different kinds of interactions that are possible through the nervous system, why spiking networks may be more compatible with biological systems than their conventional counterparts, and a little about the trade-off between network size and neuron complexity. Discussion follows with Giulia and Ralph.
Articles and Papers
- Neuromorphic bioelectronic medicine for nervous system interfaces: from neural computational primitives to medical applications
- Optimal solid state neurons
- Hand-gesture recognition based on EMG and event-based camera sensor fusion: a benchmark in neuromorphic computing
- Neuromorphic hardware for somatosensory neuroprostheses
From the Discussion
- A spiking implementation of the lamprey’s Central Pattern Generator in neuromorphic VLSI
- Neural control of rhythmic movements in vertebrates
- Dynamic behavior of a neural network model of locomotor control in the lamprey
- A VLSI architecture for modeling intersegmental coordination
- Neuromorphic walking gait control
- Central pattern generators for locomotion control in animals and robots: a review
- Gait adaptation in a quadruped robot
- Transcranial direct current stimulation: state of the art 2008
- Targeted muscle reinnervation for real-time myoelectric control of multifunction artificial arms
- Flexible spiking CPGs for online manipulation during hexapod walking
- Sharpness recognition based on synergy between bio-inspired nociceptors and tactile mechanoreceptors
- Prostheses in lab sense objects, allow users to feel
Episode Credits
Producer/Writer: Sunny Bains
Co-hosts: Sunny Bains and Giulia D’Angelo
Commentator: Ralph Etienne-Cummings
Editor: Rose Gotto
Audio Production: Taylor Marvin, Coupe Studios Music and Sound Design
Music: 3 of Diamonds by Matt Harris
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