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Electronic Circuit To Mimic The Neural Network For The Saccade Controller, Justin D. Morse

Honors Scholar Theses

The proposed device is an electronic circuit that mimics the neural network controlling fast eye movements, or saccades. The device simulates the signals produced by each neuronal population during the control of a horizontal saccade and allows for observing and recording. It will serve as a valuable teaching tool in the field of neural control. Furthermore, the device will have applications in the realm of diagnosing and properly treating brain injury. Finally, this device could be incorporated into a system for controlling the eye movements of a realistic, artificially intelligent robot.

The FitzHugh-Nagumo model of the action potential is used …