Neuromorphic Engineering
Author | : Elishai Ezra Tsur |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2021-08-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781000421323 |
ISBN-13 | : 1000421325 |
Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Download or read book Neuromorphic Engineering written by Elishai Ezra Tsur and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-08-27 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brain is not a glorified digital computer. It does not store information in registers, and it does not mathematically transform mental representations to establish perception or behavior. The brain cannot be downloaded to a computer to provide immortality, nor can it destroy the world by having its emerged consciousness traveling in cyberspace. However, studying the brain's core computation architecture can inspire scientists, computer architects, and algorithm designers to think fundamentally differently about their craft. Neuromorphic engineers have the ultimate goal of realizing machines with some aspects of cognitive intelligence. They aspire to design computing architectures that could surpass existing digital von Neumann-based computing architectures' performance. In that sense, brain research bears the promise of a new computing paradigm. As part of a complete cognitive hardware and software ecosystem, neuromorphic engineering opens new frontiers for neuro-robotics, artificial intelligence, and supercomputing applications. This book will present neuromorphic engineering from three perspectives: the scientist, the computer architect, and the algorithm designer. We will zoom in and out of the different disciplines, allowing readers with diverse backgrounds to understand and appreciate the field. Overall, the book will cover the basics of neuronal modeling, neuromorphic circuits, neural architectures, event-based communication, and the neural engineering framework. Readers will have the opportunity to understand the different views over the inherently multidisciplinary field of neuromorphic engineering.