Hippocampus neurons and place cells/place field representation to provide path navigation

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Abstract

The hippocampus region may help in the design of a neuro-controller used for path navigation of a robot. The spatial representation of the hippocampus can help provide a spatial mapping of the environment. The representation used is the place cell/place field representation. Place cell represents a population of neurons and place fields provide the spatial mapping of the environment. A place cell fires if the agent is believed to be in the environment for which its respective place field is representing. The hippocampus-inspired neural network model is not only spatially motivated but is also directionally driven. This model will be fully implemented onto an FPGA device to provide autonomy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2007 IEEE INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS, VOLS 1-6
Place of PublicationNEW YORK
PublisherIEEE
Pages795-800
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)978-1-4244-1379-9
Publication statusPublished - 2007
EventInternational Joint Conference on Neural Networks - Orlando
Duration: 12 Aug 200717 Aug 2007

Conference

ConferenceInternational Joint Conference on Neural Networks
CityOrlando
Period12/08/0717/08/07

Keywords

  • neural network architecture
  • neural network hardware
  • MODEL
  • ROBOTS

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