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Neural Recording System. By: Ivana Duvnjak Stephen Kilpatrick Dawit Fsiha. Outline. What is a Neural Network Recording System? Why are they important? How can they be improved? Some possible solutions Analysis of some solutions Conclusions. Brain sends electrical signals - Neurons
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Neural Recording System By: Ivana Duvnjak Stephen Kilpatrick Dawit Fsiha
Outline • What is a Neural Network Recording System? • Why are they important? • How can they be improved? • Some possible solutions • Analysis of some solutions • Conclusions
Brain sends electrical signals - Neurons Sent through axons Electrical Signals processed by synapses Mapping the brain Neural Network Recoding Systems
Applications • Medical Research • Mental Performance • Mental Illness • Sleep Disorders • Etc.
Electrode Amplifier Multiplexer Transmitter Receiver Subsystems
Block Diagram of System DATA Electrode Amplifier Amplifier Electrode Tx Rx Electrode Amplifier POWER MUX
Possible Improvements • Areas to improve in the neural recording system • Electrodes • Amplifier • Multiplexer • Transmitter • Receiver
Neural LNA Amplifier • Functions • Power dissipation must kept low • Must reject noise ( flicker noise) • Amplifying a weak signal received from the electrodes • Must reject the DC offset created at the electrodes-Tissue interface
Neural Amplifier Requirements • Power dissipation • Bandwidth requirement • Gain • Stability • Overall size
Amplifier Solutions: Design I Neural Amplifier Circuit OTA Design
Amplifier Solutions: Design II Neural Amplifier Circuit OTA Design
Design I: Simulation Results • 10 pW power consumption • 39.974dB gain • Low-cutoff frequency: 0.4Hz • High-cutoff frequency: 7.852kHz • Area: 0.16mm2 • Stable
Design II: Simulation Results • 11.5 pW power consumption • 40.362dB gain • Low-cutoff frequency: 83.114Hz • High-cutoff frequency: 32.526kHz • Area: 0.091mm2 • Stable
Comparison of Designs Table 1. Summary of simulation results for the neural amplifiers
Conclusions • Both designs meet the requirements of: • Power consumption • Stability • Size • DC offset rejection • Design I is significantly better, due to the more desirable bandwidth requirements.
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