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Artificial transneurons emulate neuronal activity in different areas of brain cortex

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  • Rivu Midya

    (University of Massachusetts
    Texas A&M University)

  • Ambarish S. Pawar

    (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)

  • Debi P. Pattnaik

    (Loughborough University)

  • Eric Mooshagian

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Pavel Borisov

    (Loughborough University)

  • Thomas D. Albright

    (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)

  • Lawrence H. Snyder

    (Washington University School of Medicine)

  • R. Stanley Williams

    (Texas A&M University)

  • J. Joshua Yang

    (University of Massachusetts
    University of Southern California)

  • Alexander G. Balanov

    (Loughborough University)

  • Sergei Gepshtein

    (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)

  • Sergey E. Savel’ev

    (Loughborough University)

Abstract

Rapid development of memristive elements emulating biological neurons creates new opportunities for brain-like computation at low energy consumption. A first step toward mimicking complex neural computations is the analysis of single neurons and their characteristics. Here we measure and model spiking activity in artificial neurons built using diffusive memristors. We compare activity of these artificial neurons with the spiking activity of biological neurons measured in sensory, pre-motor, and motor cortical areas of the monkey (male) brain. We find that artificial neurons can operate in diverse self-sustained and noise-induced spiking regimes that correspond to the activity of different types of cortical neurons with distinct functions. We demonstrate that artificial neurons can function as trans-functional devices (transneurons) that reconfigure their behaviour to attain instantaneous computational needs, each capable of emulating several biological neurons.

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  • Rivu Midya & Ambarish S. Pawar & Debi P. Pattnaik & Eric Mooshagian & Pavel Borisov & Thomas D. Albright & Lawrence H. Snyder & R. Stanley Williams & J. Joshua Yang & Alexander G. Balanov & Sergei Gep, 2025. "Artificial transneurons emulate neuronal activity in different areas of brain cortex," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-62151-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62151-9
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