Biological Systems Modeling
Hossein Banki-Koshki; Seyyed Ali Seyyedsalehi
Volume 17, Issue 2 , September 2023, , Pages 100-110
Abstract
Neuronal synchronization as a significant cognitive phenomenon of the human brain, has attracted the interest of neuroscience researchers in recent years. This phenomenon is generally investigated in discrete and continuous neuronal models or experimentally recorded signals of the brain. In this study, ...
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Neuronal synchronization as a significant cognitive phenomenon of the human brain, has attracted the interest of neuroscience researchers in recent years. This phenomenon is generally investigated in discrete and continuous neuronal models or experimentally recorded signals of the brain. In this study, for the first time, we investigate the weight synchronization instead of neuronal synchrony, in the training step of the artificial feedforward neural networks. The findings of the study show that the generalized weight synchronization occurs both during the training mode and in the non-training mode. Furthermore, as the training is completed, the synchronization increases between the weights. In this study, a new method is introduced in order to detect synchrony patterns using signal derivative and hierarchical clustering. We have also presented a criterion to quantify weight synchronization in different layers of the neural network. Accordingly, the results demonstrate that the lower layers of the network have a significantly higher level of weight synchrony than the upper layers.
Neural Network / Biological & Artificial Neural Network / BNN & ANN
Hossein Banki-Koshki; Seyyed Ali Seyyedsalehi
Volume 15, Issue 3 , December 2021, , Pages 199-209
Abstract
The presentation of new neuronal models to simulate cognitive phenomena in the brain has attracted the research interests in recent years. In this study, a new neural model based on the chaotic behavior of weights of artificial neural networks during training by back-propagation algorithm is presented. ...
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The presentation of new neuronal models to simulate cognitive phenomena in the brain has attracted the research interests in recent years. In this study, a new neural model based on the chaotic behavior of weights of artificial neural networks during training by back-propagation algorithm is presented. This model is the first discrete neuronal model with learning ability and shows complex and chaotic behaviors. The learning ability of this model has enabled it to simulate cognitive phenomena such as neuronal synchronization in near-realistic conditions. The model, which is derived from a simple three-layered feed-forward neural network, has several coexisting attractors that make learning possible in various basins of attraction. The study of model parameters shows that bifurcation occurs not only by changing the learning rate, but also external stimulation can change the model behavior and bifurcation pattern. This point that can be used in modeling and designing new therapies for cognitive disorders.