Real-time multicompartment Hodgkin-Huxley neuron emulation on SoC FPGA

Our objective is to modify, replace, and control biological neural activity. We have two main applications for this work. The first is developing therapeutic protocols, including electrolytics and designing new neuroprostheses. The second application is in artificial intelligence, using neural networks for signal processing tasks. Both applications use the same system, requiring real-time communication for efficient operation. Closed-loop communication, allowing bi-directional communication, is essential for our bio-hybrid platform, which involves communicating with living cells using a biomimetic neural network.