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MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES - LASA

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neurons. Furthermore, they learn "on-line", based on experience, and typically without the benefit<br />

of a benevolent teacher.<br />

The efficacy of a synapse can change as a result of experience, providing both memory and<br />

learning through long-term potentiation. One way this happens is through release of more<br />

neurotransmitter. Many other changes may also be involved.<br />

Long-term Potentiation:<br />

An enduring (>1 hour) increase in synaptic efficacy that results from high-frequency stimulation of<br />

an afferent (input) pathway à Hebbian Learning, see Section 6.4.<br />

6.2.5 Summary<br />

The following properties of nervous systems are of particular interest in neurally-inspired models:<br />

• parallel, distributed information processing<br />

• high degree of connectivity among basic units<br />

• connections are modifiable based on experience<br />

• learning is a constant process, and usually unsupervised<br />

• learning is based only on local information<br />

• performance degrades gracefully if some units are removed<br />

© A.G.Billard 2004 – Last Update March 2011

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