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SyNAPSE is a DARPA program that aims to develop electronic neuromorphic machine technology, an attempt to build a new kind of cognitive computer with form, function, and architecture similar to the mammalian brain. Such artificial brains would be used in robots whose intelligence would scale with the size of the neural system in terms of the total number of neurons and synapses and their connectivity. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: SyNAPSEA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: An optoelectronic synapse based on α-In2Se3 with controllable temporal dynamics for multimode and multiscale reservoir computingInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Synaptic Organization of the BrainThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Nanoscale Memristor Device as Synapse in Neuromorphic SystemsCited 3,933 times
- Go sideways: Dharmendra ModhaA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Cognitive computerA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.
Verb To form a synapse.
Verb To undergo synapsis.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Nanoscale Memristor Device as Synapse in Neuromorphic Systems
Physical basis of cognitive alterations in alzheimer's disease: Synapse loss is the major correlate of cognitive impairment
Complement and microglia mediate early synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models
The Classical Complement Cascade Mediates CNS Synapse Elimination
mTOR-Dependent Synapse Formation Underlies the Rapid Antidepressant Effects of NMDA Antagonists
The Immunological Synapse: A Molecular Machine Controlling T Cell Activation
Microglia Promote Learning-Dependent Synapse Formation through Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Synapse Loss and Microglial Activation Precede Tangles in a P301S Tauopathy Mouse Model
🆕 Influential since 2022
An optoelectronic synapse based on α-In2Se3 with controllable temporal dynamics for multimode and multiscale reservoir computing
Molecular pathways of major depressive disorder converge on the synapse
Long-term memory and synapse-like dynamics in two-dimensional nanofluidic channels
Complement C1q-dependent excitatory and inhibitory synapse elimination by astrocytes and microglia in Alzheimer’s disease mouse models
Organic optoelectronic synapse based on photon-modulated electrochemical doping
📚 Books worth reading
The Synaptic Organization of the BrainGordon M. Shepherd · 1974
The Synaptic Organization of the BrainGordon M. Shepherd · 1974
Advances in synaptic plasticityRichard F. Thompson · 1999- 📕Immune SynapseCosima T. Baldari, Michael L. Dustin · 2017
History of the SynapseMax R. Bennett · 2001
The Neurobiology of Learning and MemoryJerry W. Rudy · 2008- 📕Current Topics in Research on SynapsesD. Gareth Jones · 1984
- 📕Synapse DevelopmentAlexandros Poulopoulos · 2016
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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