Analog control with two Artificial Axons

The artificial axon is a recently introduced synthetic assembly of supported lipid bilayers and voltage gated ion channels, displaying the basic electrophysiology of nerve cells. Here we demonstrate the use of two artificial axons as control elements to achieve a simple task. Namely, we steer a remo...

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Published in:Bioinspiration & biomimetics 2018-12, Vol.14 (1), p.16017-016017
Main Authors: Vasquez, Hector G, Zocchi, Giovanni
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
action potentials
biomimetics
complex systems
cybernetics
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Summary:The artificial axon is a recently introduced synthetic assembly of supported lipid bilayers and voltage gated ion channels, displaying the basic electrophysiology of nerve cells. Here we demonstrate the use of two artificial axons as control elements to achieve a simple task. Namely, we steer a remote control car towards a light source, using the sensory input dependent firing rate of the axons as the control signal for turning left or right. We present the result in the form of the analysis of a movie of the car approaching the light source. In general terms, with this work we pursue a constructivist approach to exploring the nexus between machine language at the nerve cell level and behavior.
ISSN:1748-3190
1748-3190
DOI:10.1088/1748-3190/aaf123