SPICE-Compatible verilog-AMS Model for inferior olive neurons

Παπανικολάου, Γεώργιος; Papanikolaou, Georgios

dc.contributor.author	Παπανικολάου, Γεώργιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Papanikolaou, Georgios	en
dc.date.accessioned	2016-04-20T10:33:58Z
dc.date.available	2016-04-20T10:33:58Z
dc.date.issued	2016-04-20
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/42421
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.26240/heal.ntua.12175
dc.rights	Default License
dc.subject	Mean time to fire (Mtf)	en
dc.subject	Spike width (SW)	en
dc.subject	Electronic design automation (EDA)	en
dc.subject	Signal to noise ratio (SNR)	en
dc.subject	Root mean squared error (RMSE)	en
dc.subject	Inferior olive (InfOli)	en
dc.title	SPICE-Compatible verilog-AMS Model for inferior olive neurons	en
heal.type	bachelorThesis
heal.classification	Neuron modeling	en
heal.classification	Electrical engineering	en
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	ntua	el
heal.publicationDate	2015-08-31
heal.abstract	The field of brain modeling is a very promising step towards the understanding of human brain functions and the discovery of new treatments for brain diseases. Appearing research challenges are being tackled by several scientific approaches including fMRI, Neuroimaging and High Performance Computing. Despite the numerous scientific advances towards the demystification of the human brain, there is always a constant need for higher optimization and standardization of the simulation procedures. Neuromorphic computing is a very interesting concept and a major step towards the better understanding of the brain, as it establishes the connection between designed neural systems and actual biological nervous systems. This analogy between electrical circuits and neural functionality is explored using traditional EDA tools that are prominent in the IC design domain. The purpose of this thesis is to provide a detailed transient response of a inferior olivary nuclei (InfOli) model as a single neuron and as part of multi-neuron interconnection network, through a standard, multi-physics simulator for integrated circuits. The software of our choice is Spectre by Cadence. Starting from a Matlab implementation a compatible Verilog-A model is created, which is run in the Cadence Spectre simulator. The results from Spectre and the MATLAB simulator are compared to derive figures of merit as different input parameters and inter-connection schemes are explored and finally the accuracy limitations of the SPICE-like commercial tool are quantified.	en
heal.advisorName	Σούντρης, Δημήτριος	el
heal.committeeMemberName	Σούντρης, Δημήτριος	el
heal.committeeMemberName	Πεκμεστζή, Κιαμάλ	el
heal.committeeMemberName	Ματσόπουλος, Γεώργιος	el
heal.academicPublisher	Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο. Σχολή Ηλεκτρολόγων Μηχανικών και Μηχανικών Υπολογιστών	el
heal.academicPublisherID	ntua
heal.numberOfPages	76 σ.	el
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