Memristor-based circuit design of interweaving mechanism of emotional memory in a hippocamp-brain emotion learning model

Abstract

Endowing robots with human-like emotional and cognitive abilities has garnered widespread attention, driving deep investigations into the complexities of these processes. However, few studies have examined the intricate circuits that govern the interplay between emotion and memory. This work presents a memristive circuit design that generates emotional memory, mimicking human emotional responses and memories while enabling interaction between emotions and cognition. Leveraging the hippocampal-brain emotion learning (BEL) architecture, the memristive circuit comprises seven comprehensive modules: the thalamus, sensory cortex, orbitofrontal cortex, amygdala, dentate gyrus (DG), CA3, and CA1. This design incorporates a compact biological framework, facilitating the collaborative encoding of emotional memories by the amygdala and hippocampus and allowing for flexible adjustment of circuit parameters to accommodate diverse personality traits. The proposed memristor-based circuit effectively mimics the complex interplay between emotions and memory, providing a valuable foundation for advancing the development of robots capable of replicating human-like emotional responses and cognitive integration.