Memristor Breakthrough: First Single Device To Act Like a Neuron

Good news, but a bit aged! :-) Amazing stuff!

"... On its own, using a simple DC voltage as the input, the device outputs not just simple spikes, as some other devices can manage, but the whole array of neural activity—bursts of spikes, self-sustained oscillations, and other stuff that goes on in your brain. ... It combines resistance, capacitance, and what’s called a Mott memristor all in the same device. ..."

"... Generating neuromorphic action potentials in a circuit element theoretically requires a minimum of third-order complexity (for example, three dynamical electrophysical processes), but there have been few examples of second-order neuromorphic elements, and no previous demonstration of any isolated third-order element ..."

Memristor Breakthrough: First Single Device To Act Like a Neuron - IEEE Spectrum (10/1/2020) Analog computing with neuron-like devices could efficiently solve problems traditional computers struggle with

Here is the respective research article:

Third-order nanocircuit elements for neuromorphic engineering (here is the PDF)