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Heteroclinic cycles in Hopfield networks

Dynamical Systems 2016-03-23 v1

Abstract

Learning or memory formation are associated with the strengthening of the synaptic connections between neurons according to a pattern reflected by the input. According to this theory a retained memory sequence is associated to a dynamic pattern of the associated neural circuit. In this work we consider a class of network neuron models, known as Hopfield networks, with a learning rule which consists of transforming an information string to a coupling pattern. Within this class of models we study dynamic patterns, known as robust heteroclinic cycles, and establish a tight connection between their existence and the structure of the coupling.

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@article{arxiv.1411.3909,
  title  = {Heteroclinic cycles in Hopfield networks},
  author = {Pascal Chossat and Martin Krupa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.3909},
  year   = {2016}
}