Descripción del proyecto FET Proactive: Neuro-Bio-Inspired Systems (NBIS)Emulating the C. elegans nervous system for the reverse-engineering of nervous system function will pave the way to the realization of brain-inspired computational architectures Mostrar el objetivo del proyecto Ocultar el objetivo del proyecto Biological neural systems are powerful, robust and highly adaptive computational entities that outperform conventional computers in almost all aspects of sensory-motor integration. Despite dramatic progress in information technology, there is a big performance discrepancy between artificial systems and brains in seemingly simple orientation and navigation tasks. In fact, no system exists that can faithfully reproduce the rich behavioural repertoire of the tiny worm Caenorhabditis elegans which features one of the simplest nervous systems in nature made of 302 neurons and about 8000 connections. Si elegans aims at providing this missing link. We propose to develop a computing framework that accurately mimics C. elegans and let complex and realistic behaviour emerge through its interaction with a rich, dynamic simulation of a natural environment. We will replicate the nervous system of C. elegans on a highly parallel, modular, arbitrarily programmable, reconfigurable and scalable hardware architecture, virtually embody it for behavioural studies in a realistic virtual environment and provide the resulting computational platform through an open-access web portal to the scientific community for its peer-validation and use. Si elegans will constitute a generalizable framework from which the universal working principles of nervous system function can be induced, and new scientific knowledge on higher brain function and behaviour can be generated. More importantly, it will lay the foundation for exploring and refining new neuromimetic computational concepts and will provide a blueprint for the design of brain-like hardware architectures that are orthogonal to current von Neumann-type machines. The 3-year project brings together a highly interdisciplinary, experienced and focused research team from leading European institutions with well-balanced complementary skills and will reach out to the world-wide scientific community in a peer-contribution and validation approach. Ámbito científico natural sciencesbiological sciencesneurobiologysocial sciencespsychologybehavioural psychology Programa(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Tema(s) ICT-2011.9.11 - FET Proactive: Neuro-Bio-Inspired Systems (NBIS) Convocatoria de propuestas FP7-ICT-2011-9 Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinador FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA Aportación de la UE € 633 652,00 Dirección VIA MOREGO 30 16163 Genova Italia Ver en el mapa Región Nord-Ovest Liguria Genova Tipo de actividad Research Organisations Contacto administrativo Gabriele Ballero (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Participantes (4) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo FUNDACION CENTRO DE TECNOLOGIAS DE INTERACCION VISUAL Y COMUNICACIONES VICOMTECH España Aportación de la UE € 436 373,00 Dirección PASEO MIKELETEGI PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE MIRAMON 57 20009 Donostia San Sebastian Ver en el mapa Región Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Tipo de actividad Research Organisations Contacto administrativo Sabarinath Rajasekharan (Dr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY Irlanda Aportación de la UE € 360 500,00 Dirección UNIVERSITY ROAD H91 Galway Ver en el mapa Región Ireland Northern and Western West Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contacto administrativo Vahey Mari (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos THE NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY Reino Unido Aportación de la UE € 1 175 706,00 Dirección 50 SHAKESPEARE STREET NG1 4FQ Nottingham Ver en el mapa Región East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Nottingham Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contacto administrativo Stephen Wright (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER La participación finalizó Reino Unido Aportación de la UE € 120 769,00 Dirección CROMORE ROAD BT52 1SA Coleraine Ver en el mapa Región Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Causeway Coast and Glens Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contacto administrativo Maxwell Morrow (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos