A musical instrument using in vitro neural networks

Eduardo R. Miranda; Slawomir J. Nasuto; Anna R. Troisi; Julia Downes; Antonino Chiaramonte; Matthew Spencer; Mark Hammond; Dimitris Xydas; Ben Whalley; Victor Becerra; Kevin Warwick

A musical instrument using in vitro neural networks

Eduardo R. Miranda, Slawomir J. Nasuto, Anna R. Troisi, Julia Downes, Antonino Chiaramonte, Matthew Spencer, Mark Hammond, Dimitris Xydas, Ben Whalley, Victor Becerra, Kevin Warwick

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This paper presents a musical instrument, which uses in vitro neuronal networks to synthesise sounds. Cultures of dissociated neurons are grown on a dish with an embedded rectangular array of electrodes (MEA). Isolated neurons reconnect with one another via an extensive network of synaptically connected projections to form a dense monolayer of neurons. Cultures are provided with stimulation, which influences their activity, and can modify the culture’s state. The core of the sound synthesis engine of our musical instrument is a monophonic additive synthesizer using sinusoidal oscillators. We devised a method to generate frequencies, phase and amplitude values for the oscillators from the electrical activity of the neurons.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference 2011, University of Huddersfield, UK, 31 July - 5 August
Place of Publication	Michigan
Publisher	International Computer Music Association
Pages	567-570
Volume	2011
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Miranda, E. R., Nasuto, S. J., Troisi, A. R., Downes, J., Chiaramonte, A., Spencer, M., Hammond, M., Xydas, D., Whalley, B., Becerra, V., & Warwick, K. (2011). A musical instrument using in vitro neural networks. In Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference 2011, University of Huddersfield, UK, 31 July - 5 August (Vol. 2011, pp. 567-570). International Computer Music Association.

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A musical instrument using in vitro neural networks. / Miranda, Eduardo R.; Nasuto, Slawomir J.; Troisi, Anna R. et al.
Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference 2011, University of Huddersfield, UK, 31 July - 5 August. Vol. 2011 Michigan: International Computer Music Association, 2011. p. 567-570.

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