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Neural engineering

Neural engineering

Smarter machines: the evolution of neuromorphic engineering

16 Mar 2017

Although today’s computers can perform superhuman feats, even the best are no match for human brains at tasks like processing speech. But as Jessamyn Fairfield explains, a new generation of computational devices is being developed to mimic the networks of neurons inside our heads

The rise of neuromorphic engineering
Machine learning The use of neuromorphic engineering is helping scientists attempt to create computers that can truly grow and learn like our own brains. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/agsandrew)
The most impressive electronics you possess aren’t in your pocket. They’re in your head. Not onl

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Jessamyn Fairfield is a physicist specializing in nanomaterials and neuromorphic devices at NUI Galway, Ireland, e-mail jessamyn.fairfield@nuigalway.ie
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