Training spiking neural networks using lessons from deep learning

JK Eshraghian, M Ward, EO Neftci… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The brain is the perfect place to look for inspiration to develop more efficient neural
networks. The inner workings of our synapses and neurons provide a glimpse at what the …

Contributions by metaplasticity to solving the catastrophic forgetting problem

P Jedlicka, M Tomko, A Robins, WC Abraham - Trends in Neurosciences, 2022 - cell.com
Catastrophic forgetting (CF) refers to the sudden and severe loss of prior information in
learning systems when acquiring new information. CF has been an Achilles heel of standard …

Adaptive control of synaptic plasticity integrates micro-and macroscopic network function

DN Scott, MJ Frank - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2023 - nature.com
Synaptic plasticity configures interactions between neurons and is therefore likely to be a
primary driver of behavioral learning and development. How this microscopic-macroscopic …

Formation and computational implications of assemblies in neural circuits

C Miehl, S Onasch, D Festa… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the brain, patterns of neural activity represent sensory information and store it in non‐
random synaptic connectivity. A prominent theoretical hypothesis states that assemblies …

Neuromodulator-dependent synaptic tagging and capture retroactively controls neural coding in spiking neural networks

AB Lehr, J Luboeinski, C Tetzlaff - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Events that are important to an individual's life trigger neuromodulator release in brain areas
responsible for cognitive and behavioral function. While it is well known that the presence of …

Age-related attenuation of cortical synaptic tagging in the ACC is rescued by BDNF or a TrkB receptor agonist in both sex of mice

SB Zhou, M Xue, W Liu, YX Chen, QY Chen, JS Lu… - Molecular Brain, 2023 - Springer
Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a key cellular mechanism for learning and memory, and
recent studies in the hippocampus found that LTP was impaired in aged animals. Previous …

Weight versus node perturbation learning in temporally extended tasks: Weight perturbation often performs similarly or better

P Züge, C Klos, RM Memmesheimer - Physical Review X, 2023 - APS
Biological constraints often impose restrictions on plasticity rules such as locality and reward-
based rather than supervised learning. Two learning rules that comply with these restrictions …

Li Promoting Long Afterglow Organic Light‐Emitting Transistor for Memory Optocoupler Module

Y Chen, H Wang, H Chen, W Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The artificial brain is conceived as advanced intelligence technology, capable to emulate in‐
memory processes occurring in the human brain by integrating synaptic devices. Within this …

Predicting Forex Currency Fluctuations Using a Novel Bio-Inspired Modular Neural Network

C Bormpotsis, M Sedky, A Patel - Big Data and Cognitive Computing, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the realm of foreign exchange (Forex) market predictions, Convolutional Neural Networks
(CNNs) and Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) have been commonly employed. However …

Organization and priming of long-term memory representations with two-phase plasticity

J Luboeinski, C Tetzlaff - Cognitive Computation, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background/Introduction In recurrent neural networks in the brain, memories are
represented by so-called Hebbian cell assemblies. Such assemblies are groups of neurons …