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Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) and neuromorphic models are more efficient and have more biological realism than the activation functions typically used in deep neural networks, transformer models and generative AI. SNNs have local learning…

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Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are now the de facto solution for computer vision problems thanks to their impressive results and ease of learning. These networks are composed of layers of connected units called artificial neurons,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-04-27 Loïc Cordone , Benoît Miramond , Sonia Ferrante

Spiking neural networks (SNN) are delivering energy-efficient, massively parallel, and low-latency solutions to AI problems, facilitated by the emerging neuromorphic chips. To harness these computational benefits, SNN need to be trained by…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-10-28 Guangzhi Tang , Neelesh Kumar , Ioannis Polykretis , Konstantinos P. Michmizos

Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) are one of the most promising bio-inspired neural networks models and have drawn increasing attention in recent years. The event-driven communication mechanism of SNNs allows for sparse and theoretically…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-10-29 Andrea Castagnetti , Alain Pegatoquet , Benoît Miramond

Neurons communicate with downstream systems via sparse and incredibly brief electrical pulses, or spikes. Using these events, they control various targets such as neuromuscular units, neurosecretory systems, and other neurons in connected…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2026-03-17 Paolo Agliati , André Urbano , Pablo Lanillos , Nasir Ahmad , Marcel van Gerven , Sander Keemink

Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) are promising brain-inspired models known for low power consumption and superior potential for temporal processing, but identifying suitable learning mechanisms remains a challenge. Despite the presence of…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-08-20 Yuzhe Liu , Xin Deng , Qiang Yu

We seek to investigate the scalability of neuromorphic computing for computer vision, with the objective of replicating non-neuromorphic performance on computer vision tasks while reducing power consumption. We convert the deep Artificial…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-06-17 Kinjal Patel , Eric Hunsberger , Sean Batir , Chris Eliasmith

There is a growing necessity for edge training to adapt to dynamically changing environment. Neuromorphic computing represents a significant pathway for high-efficiency intelligent computation in energy-constrained edges, but existing…

Neuromorphic computing is an emerging research field that aims to develop new intelligent systems by integrating theories and technologies from multi-disciplines such as neuroscience and deep learning. Currently, there have been various…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-07-27 Chaofei Hong , Mengwen Yuan , Mengxiao Zhang , Xiao Wang , Chegnjun Zhang , Jiaxin Wang , Gang Pan , Zhaohui Wu , Huajin Tang

Deep learning has revolutionized artificial intelligence (AI), achieving remarkable progress in fields such as computer vision, speech recognition, and natural language processing. Moreover, the recent success of large language models…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-05 Yangfan Hu , Qian Zheng , Guoqi Li , Huajin Tang , Gang Pan

Decoding brain signals accurately and efficiently is crucial for intra-cortical brain-computer interfaces. Traditional decoding approaches based on neural activity vector features suffer from low accuracy, whereas deep learning based…

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Machine learning applications that are implemented with spike-based computation model, e.g., Spiking Neural Network (SNN), have a great potential to lower the energy consumption when they are executed on a neuromorphic hardware. However,…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-05-13 Shihao Song , Adarsha Balaji , Anup Das , Nagarajan Kandasamy , James Shackleford

Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) offer promising energy efficiency advantages, particularly when processing sparse spike trains. However, their incompatibility with traditional datasets, which consist of batches of input vectors rather than…

This paper explores the impact of biologically plausible neuron models on the performance of Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) for regression tasks. While SNNs are widely recognized for classification tasks, their application to Scientific…

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Artificial neural networks inspired by brain operations can improve the possibilities of solving complex problems more efficiently. Today's computing hardware, on the other hand, is mainly based on von Neumann architecture and CMOS…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2020-07-08 Ali Bozbey , Mustafa Altay Karamuftuoglu , Sasan Razmkhah , Murat Ozbayoglu

We present an on-chip trainable neuron circuit. Our proposed circuit suits bio-inspired spike-based time-dependent data computation for training spiking neural networks (SNN). The thresholds of neurons can be increased or decreased…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-03-07 Beyza Zeynep Ucpinar , Mustafa Altay Karamuftuoglu , Sasan Razmkhah , Massoud Pedram

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) can help camera-based remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) in measuring cardiac activity and physiological signals from facial videos, such as pulse wave, heart rate and respiration rate with better accuracy.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-01-06 Mingxuan Liu , Jiankai Tang , Yongli Chen , Haoxiang Li , Jiahao Qi , Siwei Li , Kegang Wang , Jie Gan , Yuntao Wang , Hong Chen

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) promise to enable vital functions, such as speech and prosthetic control, for individuals with neuromotor impairments. Central to their success are neural decoders, models that map neural activity to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-24 Georgios Mentzelopoulos , Ioannis Asmanis , Konrad P. Kording , Eva L. Dyer , Kostas Daniilidis , Flavia Vitale

Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are one of the most widely employed forms of bio-inspired computation. However the current trend is for ANNs to be structurally homogeneous. Furthermore, this structural homogeneity requires the application…

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