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ArticleNature communications2024

An artificial visual neuron with multiplexed rate and time-to-first-spike coding.

Fanfan Li, Dingwei Li, Chuanqing Wang, Guolei Liu, Rui Wang, Huihui Ren, Yingjie Tang, Yan Wang, Yitong Chen, Kun Liang and 5 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Fanfan Li *School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Dingwei Li *Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.
Chuanqing Wang *CenBRAIN Neurotech, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.
Guolei LiuKey Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.
Rui WangKey Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an, China.
Huihui RenKey Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.
Yingjie TangKey Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6062-8807
Yan WangKey Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6997-6779
Yitong ChenKey Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.
Kun LiangKey Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.
Qi HuangWestlake Institute for Optoelectronics, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.
Mohamad SawanCenBRAIN Neurotech, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.
Min QiuKey Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4613-5125
Hong WangKey Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, School of Microelectronics, Xidian University, Xi'an, China. hongwang@xidian.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0213-3523
Bowen ZhuKey Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China. zhubowen@westlake.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7534-9723

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62174138
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human visual neurons rely on event-driven, energy-efficient spikes for communication, while silicon image sensors do not. The energy-budget mismatch between biological systems and machine vision technology has inspired the development of artificial visual neurons for use in spiking neural network (SNN). However, the lack of multiplexed data coding schemes reduces the ability of artificial visual neurons in SNN to emulate the visual perception ability of biological systems. Here, we present an artificial visual spiking neuron that enables rate and temporal fusion (RTF) coding of external visual information. The artificial neuron can code visual information at different spiking frequencies (rate coding) and enables precise and energy-efficient time-to-first-spike (TTFS) coding. This multiplexed sensory coding scheme could improve the computing capability and efficacy of artificial visual neurons. A hardware-based SNN with the RTF coding scheme exhibits good consistency with real-world ground truth data and achieves highly accurate steering and speed predictions for self-driving vehicles in complex conditions. The multiplexed RTF coding scheme demonstrates the feasibility of developing highly efficient spike-based neuromorphic hardware.

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Action PotentialsNeural Networks, ComputerNeuronsVisual PerceptionHumansModels, Neurological

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