Improving Recall in an Associative Neural Network of Spiking Neurons

Citation

Hunter R, Cobb SR & Graham B (2008) Improving Recall in an Associative Neural Network of Spiking Neurons. In: Marinaro M, Scarpetta S & Yamaguchi Y (eds.) Dynamic Brain - from Neural Spikes to Behaviors: 12th International Summer School on Neural Networks, Erice, Italy, December 5-12, 2007, Revised Lectures. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 5286. Dynamic Brain - from Neural Spikes to Behaviors: 12th International Summer School on Neural Networks, Erice, Italy, December 5-12, 2007. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag, pp. 137-141. http://www.springerlink.com/content/q743140145461514/; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88853-6_12

Abstract
The mammalian hippocampus has often been compared to neural networks of associative memory. Previous investigation of associative memory in the brain using associative neural networks have lacked biological complexity. Using a network of biologically plausible spiking neurons we examine associative memory function against results for a simple artificial neural net. We investigate implementations of methods for improving recall under biologically realistic conditions.

Keywords
Associative memory; Mammalian hippocampus; Neural networks; Pattern recall; Inhibition

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Professor Bruce Graham

Emeritus Professor, Computing Science