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Brain-inspired computing architectures attempt to emulate the computations performed in the neurons and the synapses in human brain. Memristors with continuously tunable resistances are ideal building blocks for artificial synapses. Through…

This paper suggests a learning-theoretic perspective on how synaptic plasticity benefits global brain functioning. We introduce a model, the selectron, that (i) arises as the fast time constant limit of leaky integrate-and-fire neurons…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2012-09-26 David Balduzzi , Michel Besserve

Deep learning has made remarkable progress in various tasks, surpassing human performance in some cases. However, one drawback of neural networks is catastrophic forgetting, where a network trained on one task forgets the solution when…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-01-04 Simone D'Agostino , Filippo Moro , Tifenn Hirtzlin , Julien Arcamone , Niccolò Castellani , Damien Querlioz , Melika Payvand , Elisa Vianello

Machine learning imitates the basic features of biological neural networks to efficiently perform tasks such as pattern recognition. This has been mostly achieved at a software level, and a strong effort is currently being made to mimic…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2019-03-06 Javier del Valle , Pavel Salev , Yoav Kalcheim , Ivan K. Schuller

Implication logic gates that are based on volatile memristors are demonstrated experimentally with the use of relay-based volatile memristor emulators of an original design. The fabricated logic circuit involves two volatile memristors and…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2019-09-18 Y. V. Pershin

Memristor, one of the fundamental circuit elements, has promising applications in non-volatile memory and storage technology as it can theoretically achieve infinite states. Information can be stored independently in these states and…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2019-05-14 Santosh Parajuli , Ram Kaji Budhathoki , Hyongsuk Kim

Memristive materials are related to neuromorphic applications as they can combine information processing with memory storage in a single computational element, just as biological neurons. Many of these bioinspired materials emulate the…

Conventional intelligent systems based on deep neural network (DNN) models encounter challenges in achieving human-like continual learning due to catastrophic forgetting. Here, we propose a metaplasticity model inspired by human working…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-07-11 Suhee Cho , Hyeonsu Lee , Seungdae Baek , Se-Bum Paik

The demand for low-dissipation nanoscale memory devices is as strong as ever. As Moore's Law is staggering, and the demand for a low-power-consuming supercomputer is high, the goal of making information processing circuits out of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2017-07-18 Andrew Murphy , Dmitri Averin , Alexey Bezryadin

The Hopfield model provides a mathematically idealized yet insightful framework for understanding the mechanisms of memory storage and retrieval in the human brain. This model has inspired four decades of extensive research on learning and…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2025-05-14 Simone Betteti , Giacomo Baggio , Francesco Bullo , Sandro Zampieri

Memristor devices are crucial for developing neuromorphic computers and next-generation memory technologies. In this work, we provide a comprehensive modelling tool for simulating static DC reading operations of memristor crossbar arrays…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-10-23 Yasir J Noori , C H de Groot

Memristor-based Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) with temporal spike encoding enable ultra-low-energy computation, making them ideal for battery-powered intelligent devices. This paper presents a circuit-level memristive spiking neural…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Santlal Prajapati , Susmita Sur-Kolay , Soumyadeep Dutta

Synaptic connections in neuronal circuits are modulated by pre- and post-synaptic spiking activity. Heuristic models of this process of synaptic plasticity can provide excellent fits to results from in-vitro experiments in which pre- and…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2022-07-14 Federico Devalle , Alex Roxin

The deployment of AI on edge computing devices faces significant challenges related to energy consumption and functionality. These devices could greatly benefit from brain-inspired learning mechanisms, allowing for real-time adaptation…

We present an integrated iontronic memristor circuit that reproduces biologically inspired Spike Rate-Dependent Plasticity (SRDP) and functions as a physical nonlinear frequency kernel, which we demonstrate can be used to classify natural…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-03-23 T. M. Kamsma , Y. Gu , D. Shi , C. Spitoni , M. Dijkstra , R. van Roij , Y. Xie

Synaptic memory is considered to be the main element responsible for learning and cognition in humans. Although traditionally non-volatile long-term plasticity changes have been implemented in nanoelectronic synapses for neuromorphic…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2017-12-20 Abhronil Sengupta , Kaushik Roy

Rapidly learning from ongoing experiences and remembering past events with a flexible memory system are two core capacities of biological intelligence. While the underlying neural mechanisms are not fully understood, various evidence…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2023-02-08 Yu Duan , Zhongfan Jia , Qian Li , Yi Zhong , Kaisheng Ma

Human brain processes sensory information in real-time with extraordinary efficiency compared to the possibilities of current artificial computing systems. It operates as a complex nonlinear system, composed of interacting dynamic units -…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-04-21 Manuel Escudero , Sabina Spiga , Stefano Brivio

Memristor has great application prospects in various high-performance electronic systems, such as memory, artificial intelligence, and neural networks, due to its fast speed, nano-scale dimensions, and low-power consumption. However,…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-12-04 Wei Hu , Du Yongqian , Haibo Luo , Chuandong Chen , Rongshan Wei

The superior density of passive analog-grade memristive crossbars may enable storing large synaptic weight matrices directly on specialized neuromorphic chips, thus avoiding costly off-chip communication. To ensure efficient use of such…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2019-07-01 Hyungjin Kim , Hussein Nili , Mahmood Mahmoodi , Dmitri Strukov