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Adaptive Latent Inhibition in Associatively Responsive Optoelectronic Synapse
Author(s) -
Ng Si En,
Yang Jingting,
John Rohit Abraham,
Mathews Nripan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202100807
Subject(s) - latent inhibition , adaptability , associative learning , materials science , synapse , neuroscience , computer science , stimulus (psychology) , conditioning , classical conditioning , biology , cognitive psychology , psychology , ecology , statistics , mathematics
The association of stimuli is an important attribute in the neural basis of learning and memory. While the acquisition and extinction of association through conditioning are well emulated in artificial synaptic devices, the alteration of conditioning efficacy, which enables adaptability in learning, has yet to be demonstrated. A distinctive feature of latent inhibition is that the pre‐exposure to a neutral stimulus would suppress its subsequent associative pairing with a biologically salient counterpart. This presents an adaptive advantage in suppressing the learning efficacy of irrelevant stimuli, focusing attention only on relevant cues. Given the significant impact of the regulatory function in biological synapses, an associatively responsive optoelectronic synapse based on oxide Schottky interface capable of emulating latent inhibition is demonstrated. While optical programming based on photo‐assisted charge detrapping emulates the biologically salient stimulus, electrical modification acts as neutrally stimulating cues, capable of altering subsequent carrier recombination dynamics. The electrical–optical coupling is leveraged to implement inhibition and facilitation of synaptic plasticity. Subsequently, the adaptability in conditioning to regulate information uptake is demonstrated via latent inhibition. Distinct from conventional optoelectronic synapses, the proposed synaptic device offers significant advantages in adaptability in learning with an electrically tunable optical memory.