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Explore the significance and enhancement of neural network recording systems in mapping the brain, with solutions for better performance in medical research, mental health, and more. Dive into amplifier design improvements for efficient signal processing.
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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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