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Citation
Smith L (2015) Toward a Neuromorphic Microphone. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 9 (1), Art. No.: 398. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2015.00398
Abstract
Neuromorphic systems are used in variety of circumstances: as parts of sensory systems, for modeling parts of neural systems and for analog signal processing. In the sensory processing domain, neuromorphic systems can be considered in three parts: pre-transduction processing, transduction itself, and post-transduction processing. Neuromorphic systems include transducers for light, odors, and touch but so far neuromorphic applications in the sound domain have used standard microphones for transduction. We discuss why this is the case and describe what research has been done on neuromorphic approaches to transduction. We make a case for a change of direction toward systems where sound transduction itself has a neuromorphic component.
Keywords
neuromorphic systems; sensory transduction; microphone; acoustic pre-processing; auditory system
Journal
Frontiers in Neuroscience: Volume 9, Issue 1
Status | Published |
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Funders | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council |
Publication date | 31/10/2015 |
Publication date online | 26/10/2015 |
Date accepted by journal | 09/10/2015 |
URL | http://hdl.handle.net/1893/22529 |
Publisher | Frontiers Media |
ISSN | 1662-4548 |
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Emeritus Professor, Computing Science