Robust Associative Memories Naturally Occuring From Recurrent Hebbian Networks Under Noise

The brain is a noisy system subject to energy constraints. These facts are rarely taken into account when modelling artificial neural networks. In this paper, we are interested in demonstrating that those factors can actually lead to the appearance of robust associative memories. We first propose a...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Coyac, Eliott, Gripon, Vincent, Langlais, Charlotte, Berrou, Claude
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 25.09.2017
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Artificial neural networks
Associative memory
Brain
Energy consumption
Neural networks
Noise
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Summary:The brain is a noisy system subject to energy constraints. These facts are rarely taken into account when modelling artificial neural networks. In this paper, we are interested in demonstrating that those factors can actually lead to the appearance of robust associative memories. We first propose a simplified model of noise in the brain, taking into account synaptic noise and interference from neurons external to the network. When coarsely quantized, we show that this noise can be reduced to insertions and erasures. We take a neural network with recurrent modifiable connections, and subject it to noisy external inputs. We introduce an energy usage limitation principle in the network as well as consolidated Hebbian learning, resulting in an incremental processing of inputs. We show that the connections naturally formed correspond to state-of-the-art binary sparse associative memories.
ISSN:2331-8422