A programmable neural virtual machine based on a fast store-erase learning rule

Neural Networks : the Official Journal of the International Neural Network Society
Garrett E KatzJames A Reggia

Abstract

We present a neural architecture that uses a novel local learning rule to represent and execute arbitrary, symbolic programs written in a conventional assembly-like language. This Neural Virtual Machine (NVM) is purely neurocomputational but supports all of the key functionality of a traditional computer architecture. Unlike other programmable neural networks, the NVM uses principles such as fast non-iterative local learning, distributed representation of information, program-independent circuitry, itinerant attractor dynamics, and multiplicative gating for both activity and plasticity. We present the NVM in detail, theoretically analyze its properties, and conduct empirical computer experiments that quantify its performance and demonstrate that it works effectively.

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Feb 26, 2021·Neural Networks : the Official Journal of the International Neural Network Society·Gregory P DavisJames A Reggia

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