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A unified model for the simulation of artificial and biology-oriented neural networks

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Engineering Applications of Bio-Inspired Artificial Neural Networks (IWANN 1999)

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A unified model for the simulation of artificial and biologyoriented neural networks is presented. It supports all rate-coded and also many pulse-coded neural network models. The focus of the paper is on the special requirements for the simulation of neural networks built from neurons modelled by a single compartment. The derived unified neural network model represents a basis for the design of a universal neurosimulator. Several extensions of the neural specification language EpsiloNN to incorporate the new model are explained.

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  1. Department of Neural Information Processing, University of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg, D-89069, Ulm, Germany

    Alfred Strey

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Strey, A. (1999). A unified model for the simulation of artificial and biology-oriented neural networks. In: Mira, J., Sánchez-Andrés, J.V. (eds) Engineering Applications of Bio-Inspired Artificial Neural Networks. IWANN 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1607. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0100466

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