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A biologically motivated artificial neural network
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A biologically motivated artificial neural network

Daniel Alkon, Kim Tiplitz Blackwell, Tom P Vogl and Vassilios Kountouris
The Biological bulletin (Lancaster), Vol.175(2), p.314
01/01/1988

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Abstract

Most artificial neural networks utilize neuronal elements whose presynaptic strengths are modulated by the output, and are set by a number of different iterative, non-linear, or stochastic algorithms. The network described here, a dynamically stable associative learning (DYSTAL) network, is based on a biological neural network: the convergent visual and vestibular pathways which mediate associative learning of Hermissenda crassicornis . The DYSTAL network displays a number of desirable features. The network is self-adapting and the strength (weight) associated with each synapse is adjusted by a rule that only requires information regarding the pre- and post-synaptic neurons involved. Finally, the network can associate different patterns which are presented sequentially.
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