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Biological and artificial neurons connect and communicate online

An experiment connected artificial and biological neurons (through artificial synapses). First steps for the internet of neuroelectronics

Gianluca Ricciodi Gianluca Riccio
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Researchers in Europe and the UK have managed to connect biological and artificial neurons together and enable them to communicate over long distances over the Internet.

To be precise

Biological neurons grown in one country sent signals through an artificial synapse located in another country to electronic neurons located in a third country.

Of course, the human brain is still much, much more advanced than these artificial neurons. Our biological neurons communicate with each other through rapid electrical impulses that pass through small spaces known as synapses.

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And that's not all: our neurons can both process and store information, unlike computers which still require separate types of memory for each activity.

Artificial neurons: more powerful than computers

Artificial versions of neurons and synapses have proven to be much more powerful than traditional computer chip designs, but are still in the experimental stage.

Today, a team of researchers took the next step and connected artificial and biological neurons across three different countries.

Rat biological neurons were cultured in a laboratory in Italy, at the University of Padua. Meanwhile, the artificial ones have been produced on silicon chips in Switzerland, at the University of Zurich and at ETH, also in Zurich.

The two different technologies communicated through artificial synapses, known as 'memristors', located at the University of Southampton in the UK.

Artificial neurons
A diagram illustrating the experiment

Congratulations on the transmission

The team detected products from rat neurons and transmitted them over the internet to memristors. They translated the signals into electronic peaks and transmitted them to the artificial neurons in Zurich.

The system worked just as well in reverse, allowing biological and man-made components to communicate quickly in both directions.

"We are excited about this new development", says Themis Prodromakis, author of the study.

Artificial neurons, the importance of research

The study lays the groundwork for a new scenario never encountered during natural evolution, in which biological and artificial neurons are connected and communicate through global networks. It is the beginning of an Internet of Neuroelectronics.

The future of neuroprosthetic technologies find new life. This paves the way for research to replace dysfunctional parts of the brain with artificial intelligence chips.

The research was published in the journal Scientific Reports.

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