Neuromorphic systems: Past, present and future

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 657, Issue , 2010, Pages 167-182

  Smith, Leslie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic cochlea; Electronic neural systems; Electronic retina; Neuromorphic systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRONICS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROMORPHIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SYNAPSE; ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; SENSATION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 77950509385     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-79100-5_9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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