Neuromorphic engineering implements surrogates of neurons to develop Artificial Intelligence. A strategy to devise artificial neuron models is to use non-linear chemical systems that can mimic neural dynamics. This work presents the design of a new photochemical oscillator to be used as a dynamical model of pacemaker neurons. Such photochemical oscillator is based on two photochromic compounds. The spectral and kinetic features required to have oscillations are presented rigorously using numerical integration of non-linear differential equations. The designed artificial pacemaker neuron can communicate with other chemical neuron models through the transmitted and/or emitted light.
Design of a photochromic oscillator to be used as dynamical model of pacemaker neurons
Pier Luigi Gentili
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2021
Abstract
Neuromorphic engineering implements surrogates of neurons to develop Artificial Intelligence. A strategy to devise artificial neuron models is to use non-linear chemical systems that can mimic neural dynamics. This work presents the design of a new photochemical oscillator to be used as a dynamical model of pacemaker neurons. Such photochemical oscillator is based on two photochromic compounds. The spectral and kinetic features required to have oscillations are presented rigorously using numerical integration of non-linear differential equations. The designed artificial pacemaker neuron can communicate with other chemical neuron models through the transmitted and/or emitted light.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.