Compact silicon neuron circuit with spiking and bursting behaviour

A silicon neuron circuit that produces spiking and bursting firing patterns, with biologically plausible spike shape, is presented. The circuit mimics the behaviour of known classes of cortical neurons: regular spiking (RS), fast spiking (FS), chattering (CH) and intrinsic bursting (IB). The paper describes the operation of the circuit, provides simulation results, a simplified analytical model, and a phase-plane analysis of its behaviour. The functionality of the circuit has been verified experimentally. The paper introduces a proof-of-concept analogue integrated circuit, implemented in a 0.35

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: NN
• Authors: Jayawan H. B. Wijekoon, Piotr Dudek
• Keywords: Cortical Neuron, Neural Networks, Neuron, NN 2008, Silicon Neuron