1999/03/06 by Sitabhra Sinha
Physics and Astronomy · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #chao-dyn #nlin.CD #q-bio.NC
published as Fundamenta Informaticae, 37 (1999) 31-50 · 20 pages, using fuin.cls (included). 12 figures. To appear in Fundamenta Informaticae (1999)
arxiv created 1999/03/06 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
The paper examines the discrete-time dynamics of neuron models (of excitatory and inhibitory types) with piecewise linear activation functions, which are connected in a network. The properties of a pair of neurons (one excitatory and the other inhibitory) connected with each other, is studied in detail. Even such a simple system shows a rich variety of behavior, including high-period oscillations and chaos. Border-collision bifurcations and multifractal fragmentation of the phase space is also observed for a range of parameter values. Extension of the model to a larger number of neurons is suggested under certain restrictive assumptions, which makes the resultant network dynamics effectively one-dimensional. Possible applications of the network for information processing are outlined. These include using the network for auto-association, pattern classification, nonlinear function approximation and periodic sequence generation.