A GPU-based computational framework that bridges neuron simulation and artificial intelligenceShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: Nature Communications, E-ISSN 2041-1723, Vol. 14, no 1, article id 5798Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Biophysically detailed multi-compartment models are powerful tools to explore computational principles of the brain and also serve as a theoretical framework to generate algorithms for artificial intelligence (AI) systems. However, the expensive computational cost severely limits the applications in both the neuroscience and AI fields. The major bottleneck during simulating detailed compartment models is the ability of a simulator to solve large systems of linear equations. Here, we present a novel Dendritic Hierarchical Scheduling (DHS) method to markedly accelerate such a process. We theoretically prove that the DHS implementation is computationally optimal and accurate. This GPU-based method performs with 2-3 orders of magnitude higher speed than that of the classic serial Hines method in the conventional CPU platform. We build a DeepDendrite framework, which integrates the DHS method and the GPU computing engine of the NEURON simulator and demonstrate applications of DeepDendrite in neuroscience tasks. We investigate how spatial patterns of spine inputs affect neuronal excitability in a detailed human pyramidal neuron model with 25,000 spines. Furthermore, we provide a brief discussion on the potential of DeepDendrite for AI, specifically highlighting its ability to enable the efficient training of biophysically detailed models in typical image classification tasks.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer Nature , 2023. Vol. 14, no 1, article id 5798
Keywords [en]
Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Humans, Neurons, Pyramidal Cells
National Category
Neurosciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-337433DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41553-7ISI: 001073260900007PubMedID: 37723170Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85171630487OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-337433DiVA, id: diva2:1801915
Note
QC 20231031
2023-10-032023-10-032023-10-31Bibliographically approved