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The nervous system, more specifically, the brain, is capable of solving complex problems simply and efficiently, far surpassing modern computers. In this regard, neuromorphic engineering is a research field that focuses on mimicking the…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-06-13 Daniel Casanueva-Morato , Alvaro Ayuso-Martinez , Juan P. Dominguez-Morales , Angel Jimenez-Fernandez , Gabriel Jimenez-Moreno

Associative memory models are content-addressable memory systems fundamental to biological intelligence and are notable for their high interpretability. However, existing models evaluate the quality of retrieval based on proximity, which…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-26 Shurong Wang , Yuqi Pan , Zhuoyang Shen , Meng Zhang , Hongwei Wang , Guoqi Li

Deep 'Analog Artificial Neural Networks' (ANNs) perform complex classification problems with remarkably high accuracy. However, they rely on humongous amount of power to perform the calculations, veiling the accuracy benefits. The…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2018-04-17 Parami Wijesinghe , Aayush Ankit , Abhronil Sengupta , Kaushik Roy

Acting as artificial synapses, two-terminal memristive devices are considered fundamental building blocks for the realization of artificial neural networks. Organized into large arrays with a top-down approach, memristive devices in…

Learning in living organisms is typically associated with networks of neurons. The use of large numbers of adjustable units has also been a crucial factor in the continued success of artificial neural networks. In light of the complexity of…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2024-05-10 Matthew Smart , Stanislav Y. Shvartsman , Martin Mönnigmann

Neuromorphic computing and spiking neural networks (SNN) mimic the behavior of biological systems and have drawn interest for their potential to perform cognitive tasks with high energy efficiency. However, some factors such as temporal…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2021-05-10 Haowen Fang , Brady Taylor , Ziru Li , Zaidao Mei , Hai Li , Qinru Qiu

Associative memory retrieves complete patterns from partial or corrupted inputs and constitutes a primitive form of generative inference. Classical Hopfield networks (CHN) provide a canonical framework for associative memory but suffer from…

Competition between synapses arises in some forms of correlation-based plasticity. Here we propose a game theory-inspired model of synaptic interactions whose dynamics is driven by competition between synapses in their weak and strong…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2011-10-19 Ajaz Ahmad Bhat , Gaurang Mahajan , Anita Mehta

This paper presents ASPEN, a novel energy-aware technique for neuromorphic systems that could unleash the future of intelligent, always-on, ultra-low-power, and low-burden wearables. Our main research objectives are to explore the…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-08-19 Eduardo Calle-Ortiz , Hui Guan , Deepak Ganesan , Phuc Nguyen

Recent results in adaptive matter revived the interest in the implementation of novel devices able to perform brain-like operations. Here we introduce a training algorithm for a memristor network which is inspired in previous work on…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2022-05-13 Juan Pablo Carbajal , Daniel Alejandro Martin , Dante Renato Chialvo

In recent years, Transformer architectures have revolutionized most fields of artificial intelligence, relying on an attentional mechanism based on the agreement between keys and queries to select and route information in the network. In…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Andrea Alamia , Sabine Muzellec , Thomas Serre , Rufin VanRullen

Algorithms for associative memory typically rely on a network of many connected units. The prototypical example is the Hopfield model, whose generalizations to the quantum realm are mainly based on open quantum Ising models. We propose a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-17 Adrià Labay-Mora , Roberta Zambrini , Gian Luca Giorgi

Over the past decade Spiking Neural Networks (SNN) have emerged as one of the popular architectures to emulate the brain. In SNN, information is temporally encoded and communication between neurons is accomplished by means of spikes. In…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2016-12-14 Abhronil Sengupta , Aparajita Banerjee , Kaushik Roy

The highly parallel process in the neuron networks is mediated through a mass of synaptic interconnections. Mimicking single synapse behaviors and highly paralleled neural networks has become more and more fascinating and important. Here,…

Materials Science · Physics 2013-01-11 Changjin Wan , Guodong Wu , Liqiang Guo , Liqiang Zhu , Qing Wan

Continual learning, the ability to acquire and transfer knowledge through a models lifetime, is critical for artificial agents that interact in real-world environments. Biological brains inherently demonstrate these capabilities while…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Vedant Karia , Abdullah Zyarah , Dhireesha Kudithipudi

We present a fast generative modeling approach for resistive memories that reproduces the complex statistical properties of real-world devices. To enable efficient modeling of analog circuits, the model is implemented in Verilog-A. By…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-10-27 Tyler Hennen , Leon Brackmann , Tobias Ziegler , Sebastian Siegel , Stephan Menzel , Rainer Waser , Dirk J. Wouters , Daniel Bedau

There is a growing demand for low-power, autonomously learning artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can be applied at the edge and rapidly adapt to the specific situation at deployment site. However, current AI models struggle in such…

Spiking neural networks (SNNs) promise energy-efficient artificial intelligence on neuromorphic hardware but struggle with tasks requiring both fast adaptation and long-term memory, especially in continual learning. We propose Local…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-16 Ansh Tiwari , Ayush Chauhan

Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) suffer from catastrophic forgetting, where the learning of new tasks causes the catastrophic forgetting of old tasks. Existing Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, including those using Stochastic Gradient…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-10-22 Tianyi Xu , Patrick Zheng , Shiyan Liu , Sicheng Lyu , Isabeau Prémont-Schwarz

We have calculated the key characteristics of associative (content-addressable) spatial-temporal memories based on neuromorphic networks with restricted connectivity - "CrossNets". Such networks may be naturally implemented in…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2017-07-14 Dmitri Gavrilov , Dmitri Strukov , Konstantin K. Likharev