An FPGA-Based Neuron Activity Extraction Unit for a Wireless Neural Interface release_44wnqfsy5zdwtp2dep7dfpqcei

by Mehdi Hasan Chowdhury, Sahar Elyahoodayan, Dong Song, Chak Chung Ray CHEUNG

Published in Electronics by MDPI AG.

2020   Issue 11, p1834

Abstract

As computational and functional brain model development are solely dependent upon the data acquired from the neural interface, this device plays a vital role in both prosthetic developments and neurological experiments. A wireless neural interface is preferred over a traditional wired one because it can maximize the comfort of the subject and ensure the freedom of movement while implemented. This paper describes the field programmable gate array (FPGA) prototype design of a low-power multichannel neuron activity extraction unit suitable for a wireless neural interface. To achieve the low-power requirement, we proposed a novel neural signal extraction algorithm which can provide an up to 6000X transmission rate reduction considering the input signal. Consequently, this technique offers at least 2X power reduction compared to the state-of-the-art systems. We implemented this scheme in Xilinx Zynq-7000 FPGA, which can be used as an intermediate transition towards the application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) design for on-chip neural signal processing. The proposed FPGA prototype offers reconfigurable computability, which means the model can be modified and verified according to prerequisites before the final ASIC design. This prototype consists of a signal filtering unit and a signal extraction unit which can be used either as stand-alone units or combined as a complete system. Our proposed scheme also provides a provision to work as a single-channel or a scalable multichannel interface based on user's demands. We collected practical neural signals from rat brains and validated the efficacy of the implemented system using in-silico signal processing.
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