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It is shown that the leaky integrator, the basis for many neuronal models, possesses a negative group delay when a time-delayed recurrent inhibition is added to it. By means of this negative group delay, the leaky integrator becomes a…
The synergy between spiking neural networks and neuromorphic hardware holds promise for the development of energy-efficient AI applications. Inspired by this potential, we revisit the foundational aspects to study the capabilities of…
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Biological neurons exhibit remarkable intelligence: they maintain internal states, communicate selectively with other neurons, and self-organize into complex graphs rather than rigid hierarchical layers. What if artificial intelligence…
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Spiking neural networks (SNNs) are biologically inspired, event-driven models suited for temporal data processing and energy-efficient neuromorphic computing. In SNNs, richer neuronal dynamic allows capturing more complex temporal…
Experimental evidence indicates that intrinsic temporal dynamics operating across multiple time scales are closely associated with the emergence of periodic spatial activity of increasing complexity. However, how information encoded in…
The random neural network (RNN) is a mathematical model for an "integrate and fire" spiking network that closely resembles the stochastic behaviour of neurons in mammalian brains. Since its proposal in 1989, there have been numerous…
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The mathematical model underlying the Neural Engineering Framework (NEF) expresses neuronal input as a linear combination of synaptic currents. However, in biology, synapses are not perfect current sources and are thus nonlinear. Detailed…
Our understanding of neural computation is founded on the assumption that neurons fire in response to a linear summation of inputs. Yet experiments demonstrate that some neurons are capable of complex functions that require interactions…
Cooperative effects in neural networks appear because a neuron fires only if a minimal number $m$ of its inputs are excited. The multiple inputs requirement leads to a percolation model termed {\it quorum percolation}. The connectivity…
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