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ReviewBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Spiking Neural Networks for Multimodal Neuroimaging: A Comprehensive Review of Current Trends and the NeuCube Brain-Inspired Architecture.

Omar Garcia-Palencia, Justin Fernandez, Vickie Shim, Nicola Kirilov Kasabov, Alan Wang, The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

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Review in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Omar Garcia-PalenciaAuckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
Justin FernandezAuckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
Vickie ShimAuckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
Nicola Kirilov KasabovAuckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-4433-7521
Alan WangAuckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-1610-2397
The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

Funding

Health Research Council of New Zealand and Royal Society Catalyst Project 22-UOA-120, 23-UOA-055-CSGUniversity of Auckland 23-UOA-055-CSG
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising neuroimaging by enabling automated analysis, predictive analytics, and the discovery of biomarkers for neurological disorders. However, traditional artificial neural networks (ANNs) face challenges in processing spatiotemporal neuroimaging data due to their limited temporal memory and high computational demands. Spiking neural networks (SNNs), inspired by the brain's biological processes, offer a promising alternative. SNNs use discrete spikes for event-driven communication, making them energy-efficient and well suited for the real-time processing of dynamic brain data. Among SNN architectures, NeuCube stands out as a powerful framework for analysing spatiotemporal neuroimaging data. It employs a 3D brain-like structure to model neural activity, enabling personalised modelling, disease classification, and biomarker discovery. This paper explores the advantages of SNNs and NeuCube for multimodal neuroimaging analysis, including their ability to handle complex spatiotemporal patterns, adapt to evolving data, and provide interpretable insights. We discuss applications in disease diagnosis, brain-computer interfaces, and predictive modelling, as well as challenges such as training complexity, data encoding, and hardware limitations. Finally, we highlight future directions, including hybrid ANN-SNN models, neuromorphic hardware, and personalised medicine. Our contributions in this work are as follows: (i) we give a comprehensive review of an SNN applied to neuroimaging analysis; (ii) we present current software and hardware platforms, which have been studied in neuroscience; (iii) we provide a detailed comparison of performance and timing of SNN software simulators with a curated ADNI and other datasets; (iv) we provide a roadmap to select a hardware/software platform based on specific cases; and (v) finally, we highlight a project where NeuCube has been successfully used in neuroscience. The paper concludes with discussions of challenges and future perspectives.

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brain-inspiredNeuCubeneuroimagingneuromorphic computingspiking neural networks

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PMID40564444
PMCPMC12189790

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