Spike-timing-dependent construction

dc.contributor.authorLightheart, T.
dc.contributor.authorGrainger, S.
dc.contributor.authorLu, T.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractSpike-timing-dependent construction (STDC) is the production of new spiking neurons and connections in a simulated neural network in response to neuron activity. Following the discovery of spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP), significant effort has gone into the modeling and simulation of adaptation in spiking neural networks (SNNs). Limitations in computational power imposed by network topology, however, constrain learning capabilities through connection weight modification alone. Constructive algorithms produce new neurons and connections, allowing automatic structural responses for applications of unknown complexity and nonstationary solutions. A conceptual analogy is developed and extended to theoretical conditions for modeling synaptic plasticity as network construction. Generalizing past constructive algorithms, we propose a framework for the design of novel constructive SNNs and demonstrate its application in the development of simulations for the validation of developed theory. Potential directions of future research and applications of STDC for biological modeling and machine learning are also discussed.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityToby Lightheart, Steven Grainger, and Tien-Fu Lu
dc.identifier.citationNeural Computation, 2013; 25(10):2611-2645
dc.identifier.doi10.1162/NECO_a_00501
dc.identifier.issn0899-7667
dc.identifier.issn1530-888X
dc.identifier.orcidLightheart, T. [0000-0001-9690-7448]
dc.identifier.orcidGrainger, S. [0000-0003-4664-7320]
dc.identifier.orcidLu, T. [0000-0001-9757-9028]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/81679
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherM I T Press
dc.rights© 2013 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1162/neco_a_00501
dc.subjectNeural Pathways
dc.subjectNeurons
dc.subjectExcitatory Postsynaptic Potentials
dc.subjectNeuronal Plasticity
dc.subjectAlgorithms
dc.subjectModels, Neurological
dc.subjectArtificial Intelligence
dc.subjectComputer Simulation
dc.subjectImage Processing, Computer-Assisted
dc.subjectNeural Networks, Computer
dc.titleSpike-timing-dependent construction
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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