Context-dependent representation in recurrent neural networks
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
2016-03-08 v2 Neurons and Cognition
Abstract
In order to assess the short-term memory performance of non-linear random neural networks, we introduce a measure to quantify the dependence of a neural representation upon the past context. We study this measure both numerically and theoretically using the mean-field theory for random neural networks, showing the existence of an optimal level of synaptic weights heterogeneity. We further investigate the influence of the network topology, in particular the symmetry of reciprocal synaptic connections, on this measure of context dependence, revealing the importance of considering the interplay between non-linearities and connectivity structure.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1506.06602,
title = {Context-dependent representation in recurrent neural networks},
author = {Gilles Wainrib},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.06602},
year = {2016}
}