Title
Coding and decoding of information in a bi-directional neural interface.
Abstract
We report on an experiment in which a population of rat cortical neurons, cultured on a micro-electrode array, was connected bi-directionally to a mobile robot. Bi-directional communication between a neural population and an external device requires to translate time-varying signals into spatio-temporal patterns of neural activity, and back. Here, we describe the experimental setup and the computational modules of the neural interface, and work on characterization of the 'transfer function' of the neural preparation, as it emerges from closed-loop experiments, and selection of stimulation and recording sites which are best compatible with a desired behavior.
Year
DOI
Venue
2005
10.1016/j.neucom.2004.10.075
Neurocomputing
Keywords
Field
DocType
micro-electrode array,cultured neurons,neural activity,external device,neural interface,neural preparation,micro-electrode arrays,experimental setup,computational module,neural coding,closed-loop experiment,neural population,bi-directional communication,bi-directional neural interface,mobile robot,transfer function,neural code
Population,Pattern recognition,Computer science,Neural coding,Brain–computer interface,Time delay neural network,Neural decoding,Artificial intelligence,Biological neural network,Spiking neural network,Mobile robot,Machine learning
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
65-66
Neurocomputing
8
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.08
3
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
L Cozzi1465.40
P. D'Angelo281.08
M Chiappalone3596.00
A. N. Ide481.08
A Novellino5596.00
S Martinoia615820.68
V Sanguineti7666.71