A model for structured information representation in neural networks

Autor: Müller, Michael G., Papadimitriou, Christos H., Maass, Wolfgang, Legenstein, Robert
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: eNeuro 7 May 2020, 7 (3) ENEURO.0533-19.2020
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0533-19.2020
Popis: Humans possess the capability to reason at an abstract level and to structure information into abstract categories, but the underlying neural processes have remained unknown. Experimental evidence has recently emerged for the organization of an important aspect of abstract reasoning: for assigning words to semantic roles in a sentence, such as agent (or subject) and patient (or object). Using minimal assumptions, we show how such a binding of words to semantic roles emerges in a generic spiking neural network through Hebbian plasticity. The resulting model is consistent with the experimental data and enables new computational functionalities such as structured information retrieval, copying data, and comparisons. It thus provides a basis for the implementation of more demanding cognitive computations by networks of spiking neurons.
Comment: 23 pages, 5 figures
Databáze: arXiv