Learning in Biological Neuroprocessors using a Center of Area Method

Learning in a biological neuroprocessor is analyzed using human neuroblastoma cultures and a center of area method in order to guide a robot to follow the light or the brightest area in a limited scenario. The main setup consists in an inverted microscope where a multielectrode array is attached with the biological cultures. This elements amplifies and send the weak neural signals to a D/A card where analyzing process is achieved, computing the movement of the robot, that is remotely linked to this computer. The robot also sends the a picture of the scenario to the computer in order to stimulate the culture with a center of area scheme. In this paper, it is shown that learning is possible in this culture, and guiding the robot to a desired goal is a feasible task.

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