Modeling orientation selectivity using a neuromorphic multi-chip system

Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1235-1238

  Chicca, Elisabetta ^a   Lichtsteiner, Patrick ^a   Delbruck, Tobias ^a   Indiveri, Giacomo ^a   Douglas, Rodney J ^a  

^a Institute of Neuroinformatics Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDRESS EVENT REPRESENTATION (AER); MODELING ORIENTATION SELECTIVITY; MULTI-CHIP SYSTEMS; VISUAL STIMULI;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; NEURONS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 34248657765     PISSN: 02714310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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