Silicon Neurons That Compute
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چکیده
We use neuromorphic chips to perform arbitrary mathematical computations for the first time. Static and dynamic computations are realized with heterogeneous spiking silicon neurons by programming their weighted connections. Using 4K neurons with 16M feed-forward or recurrent synaptic connections, formed by 256K local arbors, we communicate a scalar stimulus, quadratically transform its value, and compute its time integral. Our approach provides a promising alternative for extremely power-constrained embedded controllers, such as fully implantable neuroprosthetic decoders.
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