TOWARDS THE NEURONAL MACHINE

Projektinformationen

NEURO

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 12788

Startdatum 1 Mai 2005

Enddatum 30 April 2009

Finanziert unter

• Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Gesamtkosten € 2 355 500,00

EU-Beitrag € 1 945 500,00

Koordiniert durch

SCUOLA INTERNAZIONALE SUPERIORE DI STUDI AVANZATI
Italy

Ziel

The aim of the Neuro project is to explore the possibility of using biological neurons as computing elements in tasks commonly solved by conventional silicon devices and to make further advances in the development of a Neurocomputer, which in 5 or 10 yea rs may become a commercially viable new computational device. This new device is based on arrays of living neurons and capable of massive parallel processing with a parallelism level and a computational speed not achievable with the present silicon tech nology. The project is based on experimental results already obtained on small-scale devices, and will be based on the solution of three major problems which Neurocomputers have to solve in order to become effective new computing devices: - 1 Neuronal ( Wetware) Technology: it is necessary to have control of the wetware, i.e. the biological computing elements. Therefore it is necessary to select and standandize the neurons composing the culture. ? 2 Hardware development: It is also necessary to develo p MEA with a larger number of electrodes with appropriate software and hardware capability. - 3 Algorithmic Analysis and software development: it is necessary to understand which computational problems of Artficial Intelligence, Robotics and Computer Sc ience can be solved with Neurocomputers and which Wetware is the most appropriate for specific problems. Therefore the present consortium brings together Angelo Vescovi, one of the best known European specialists in neuronal stem cells, Multi Channel Systems, the leading European manufacturer of MEAs, Ad Aertsen, Hugh Robinson and Vincent Torre, two scientists experienced in the use of MEAs who have a strong background in neuroscience, computer science and computational neuroscience. This combin ation of partners has all the expertise required to successfully accomplish the proposal aims.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences
• natural sciences › biological sciences › neurobiology › computational neuroscience

Schlüsselbegriffe

• NETWORKS STEM
• NEUROCOMPUTER NEURONAL
• TECHNOLOGY

Programm/Programme

• FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Thema/Themen

• NEST-2003-1 - Adventure activities

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

FP6-2003-NEST-B-1
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Finanzierungsplan

STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project

Koordinator

SCUOLA INTERNAZIONALE SUPERIORE DI STUDI AVANZATI

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• Adresse: Via Beirut 2-4 ; TRIESTE ; Italien
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Beteiligte (4)

ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAET FREIBURG

Deutschland

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• Adresse: Fahnenbergplatz ; FREIBURG
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MULTI CHANNEL SYSTEMS GMBH

Deutschland

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• Adresse: Aspenhaustrasse 21 ; REUTLINGEN
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THE CHANCELLOR, MASTER AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Vereinigtes Königreich

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• Adresse: The Old Schools, Trinity Lane ; CAMBRIDGE
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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO - BICOCCA.

Italien

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• Adresse: Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo 1 ; MILANO
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