@article{85450a3cb4a94a7b8fc0789c3f4e9a62,
title = "A silicon model of the Hirudo swimm oscillator",
abstract = "A study in which one subunit of the oscillatory network of the leech Hirudo medicinalis was reconstructed on a cell-by-cell, synapse-by-synapse basis using IC-based neural elements is discussed. The network consists of 11 cells in which 34 distinct multicellular oscillators are embedded. In functional tests, the circuit displayed rhythms and waveforms that closely resembled robustness over a broad range of intracellular and synaptic parameters. The comprehensive nature of the neuronal element's design and the efficiency afforded by VLSI technology has greatly facilitated the endeavor of modeling neuronal networks and processes in analog electronic circuitry.",
author = "Seth Wolpert and Friesen, \{W. Otto\} and Laffely, \{Andrew J.\}",
note = "Funding Information: Seth Wolperl rcccived a B.A. in biology aiid a U.S.E.E.w ith biomcdi- cal and compuler o p tions Crom Rutgers University in 1979. - Upon graduation, he worluxl as a design cngi- iiecr for the MOS Mcin- ory group 01' Texas Instruments, Inc. In 1982, hc rclurned lo graduate school and received iiP1i.D. io bioincdical engineering lrom Rutgcrs College of Hnginccring and Roben Wood Johnson School of Mcdi-ciiie. In 1989, hejoined thc hcullyofElec-lrical and Computcr Rngiiieering a1 Ihe UiiiversityofMaine. In 1996, hcioinedliic l'acully of Electrical Engineering al Penn Stale Uiiivcrsity in Harrisburg, wlicre he rcinilins to date. Thcrc, he coiidiicts rc- scarcli in neural inodcling and biomedical instrumciilatioii and tcachcs courses in electronics, bioiiislruiiientiition, and VISI dcsign. In addition In three tc;iching ;iwards, he has been awarded reseiirch and educational grants from the NSF, the Whitaker Fuundalion, Ihc Univcrsily of Maine, Pcnn SkiLe University, ancl a vari-ely of corpor;ilc sponsors. He 1x1s aulhored over SO arliclcs in jourii;ils, books, and conferencc procccdings, and he hoslcd the IEEE Norlhcast Biocnginccring Conler- ence in 1995 iiiid again in 1998. Funding Information: Dcvclopmeiitiil work on the IC-hascd ncuromime and ncurnl oscillator ncl- works wiis supported by NSF grants MIP-9210945 and EID-920039. The a- Ihors wish to thank Judy A. lliltoii and Alifya E. Chinwalla (NSF-REU participant, 1992.93) for [heir assistancc in (IC-signing iind Lesling VLSI pnitolypes.",
year = "2000",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1109/51.816245",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "19",
pages = "64--75",
journal = "IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine",
issn = "0739-5175",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
number = "1",
}