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ArticleNature communications2016

Real-time encoding and compression of neuronal spikes by metal-oxide memristors.

Isha Gupta, Alexantrou Serb, Ali Khiat, Ralf Zeitler, Stefano Vassanelli, Themistoklis Prodromakis

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Article in Nature communications, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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6 authors.

Isha GuptaDepartment of Electronics and Computer Science, Faculty of Physical Science and Engineering, University of Southampton, University Road, SO17 1BJ Southampton, United Kingdom.
Alexantrou SerbDepartment of Electronics and Computer Science, Faculty of Physical Science and Engineering, University of Southampton, University Road, SO17 1BJ Southampton, United Kingdom.
Ali KhiatDepartment of Electronics and Computer Science, Faculty of Physical Science and Engineering, University of Southampton, University Road, SO17 1BJ Southampton, United Kingdom.
Ralf ZeitlerMax Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstr, 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
Stefano VassanelliDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Francesco Marzolo 3, Padova 35131, Italy.
Themistoklis ProdromakisDepartment of Electronics and Computer Science, Faculty of Physical Science and Engineering, University of Southampton, University Road, SO17 1BJ Southampton, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advanced brain-chip interfaces with numerous recording sites bear great potential for investigation of neuroprosthetic applications. The bottleneck towards achieving an efficient bio-electronic link is the real-time processing of neuronal signals, which imposes excessive requirements on bandwidth, energy and computation capacity. Here we present a unique concept where the intrinsic properties of memristive devices are exploited to compress information on neural spikes in real-time. We demonstrate that the inherent voltage thresholds of metal-oxide memristors can be used for discriminating recorded spiking events from background activity and without resorting to computationally heavy off-line processing. We prove that information on spike amplitude and frequency can be transduced and stored in single devices as non-volatile resistive state transitions. Finally, we show that a memristive device array allows for efficient data compression of signals recorded by a multi-electrode array, demonstrating the technology's potential for building scalable, yet energy-efficient on-node processors for brain-chip interfaces.

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