Cortical Models for Neuromorphic Engineering

9908537本奖项资助加州理工学院工程研究中心与瑞士联邦理工学院神经信息学研究所和瑞士苏黎世大学之间关于神经形态工程系统的合作研究计划的第一年。这项工作的目标是：(1)测量哺乳动物皮质中神经元网络的计算特性并对其进行建模，特别是灵长类动物的视觉涡旋；(2)构建模拟VLSI和光电硬件以执行有用的感觉任务和进行计算；以及(3)构建用于基于地标的导航的单芯片模块。这项工作包括在每个目标领域为每个机构的一名关键研究人员提供支持，并支持人员出差合作和协调工作。此外，这项工作还包括开发神经形态工程的课程和教材，开发研究所需的新实验室设备，以及开发研究的软件和硬件平台。

9908537PsaltisThis award funds the first year of a collaborative research program between the Engineering Research Center at the California Institute of Technology on Neuromorphic Engineering Systems with the Institute of NeuroInformatics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the University of Zurich, Switzerland. The goals of the effort are: (1) to measure and model the computational properties of neuronal networks in the mammalian cortex, in particular the visual vortex of primates, (2) to build analog VLSI and optoelectronic hardware to perform useful sensory tasks and do the computations, and (3) to construct single-chip modules for landmark-based navigation.. The effort involves support for one key researcher at each institution per goal area, and for travel by the personnel to collaborate and coordinate the work. In addition, the effort involves development of classes and teaching material in neuromorphic engineering, the development of new laboratory equipment needed for the research, and development of software and hardware platforms for the research.