Asynchronous temporal neural processing element
AssigneeNew Mexico State University Technology Transfer Corporation
InventorsMark R. DeYong, Randall L. Findley, Thomas C. Eskridge, Christopher A. Fields
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Abstract
An asynchronous temporal neural processing element. The processing element is useful in solving problems from the class of temporal signal processing problems and is modeled closely on the sub-cellular biology and electrophysiology of neurons having chemical synapses.
Claims19
A neural network processing element, a plurality of which comprise a neural network, said processing element comprising:
- means for simulating one or more chemical synapses;
- means for simulating a neuron soma;
- means for simulating one or more dendrites operably connecting said means for simulating one or more chemical synapses to said means for simulating a neuron soma;
- means for simulating an axon;
- means for simulating an axon hillock operably connecting said means for simulating a neuron soma to said means for simulating an axon:
- means for receiving asynchronous signals and providing said signals to said means for simulating one or more chemical synapses;
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- means for sending asynchronous signals from said means for simulating an axon.
A method of processing signals asynchronously comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving one or more asynchronous action potential signals;
- b) providing the action potential signals to one or more chemical synapse simulation means;
- c) modifying the amount of energy stored in a neuron soma simulation means according to the action potential signals provided in step b);
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- d) sending an asynchronous action potential signal from axon hillock simulation means according to the amount of energy stored in the neuron soma simulation means.
A method of processing asynchronous signals, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) simulating one or more chemical synapses;
- (b) simulating a neuron soma;
- (c) simulating one or more dendrites operably connecting the simulated chemical synapses to the simulated neuron soma;
- (d) simulating an axon;
- (e) simulating an axon hillock operably connecting the simulated neuron soma to the simulated axon;
- (f) receiving asynchronous signals and providing the signals to the simulated chemical synapses;
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- (g) sending asynchronous signals from the simulated axon.
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