Artificial Life and Robotics

, Volume 22, Issue 3, pp 398–403 | Cite as

Biomimetic neural network for modifying biological dynamics during hybrid experiments

  • Matthieu Ambroise
  • Stefano Buccelli
  • Filippo Grassia
  • Antoine Pirog
  • Yannick Bornat
  • Michela Chiappalone
  • Timothée Levi
Original Article

Abstract

Electrical stimulation of nerve tissue and recording of neural electrical activity are the basis of emerging prostheses and treatments for many neurological disorders. Here we present closed-loop bio-hybrid experiment using in vitro biological neuronal network (BNN) with an artificial neural network (ANN) implemented in a neuromorphic board. We adopted a neuromorphic board which is able to perform real-time event detection and trigger an electrical stimulation of the BNN. This system embeds an ANN, based on Izhikevich neurons which can be put in uni- and bi-directional communication with the BNN. The ANN used in the following experiments was made up of 20 excitatory neurons with inhibition synapse and with synaptic plasticity to design central pattern generator. Open-loop and closed-loop hybrid experiments show that the biological dynamics can be modified. This work can be seen as the first step towards the realization of an innovative neuroprosthesis.

Keywords

Neuromorphic engineering Biological neural network Artificial neural network CPG Bio-hybrid experiments 

Notes

Acknowledgements

The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (ICTFET FP7/2007-2013, FET Young Explorers scheme) under Grant Agreement No. 284772 BRAIN BOW (www.brainbowproject.eu).

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Matthieu Ambroise
    • 1
  • Stefano Buccelli
    • 2
  • Filippo Grassia
    • 3
  • Antoine Pirog
    • 1
  • Yannick Bornat
    • 1
  • Michela Chiappalone
    • 2
  • Timothée Levi
    • 1
  1. 1.IMS LaboratoryUniversity of BordeauxBordeauxFrance
  2. 2.Department of Neuroscience and Brain TechnologiesIstituto Italiano di TecnologiaGenoaItaly
  3. 3.LTI LaboratoryUniversity of Picardie Jules VerneAmiensFrance

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