Analog electronic system for simulating biological neurons
Résumé
This paper deals with the implementation of an analog electronic system capable of emulating and/or characterizing the electrical activity of biological neurons. We detail the main characteristics and performances of the system, and point out its litheness as an experimentation tool:
• high level of modeling accuracy, validated by simple and hybrid experiments.
• analog modeling principle, and possibility to emulate, in real time a large range of neurons or neural networks, thanks to a set of programmable parameters,
• model implementation simplicity, owing to a dedicated hardware and software interface