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MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES - LASA

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Figure 6-17: To determine the convergence of a leaky-integrator neuron with a self-connection, one must<br />

find numerically the value m* for which the derivative of the membrane potential m is zero. Here we have a<br />

*<br />

single stable point<br />

m = 10 for a steady input S=30 with a negative self-connection w 11<br />

=− 20 .<br />

The zeros of the derivative correspond to equilibrium points. These may however be stable or<br />

unstable. A stable point is such that if it slightly pushed away from the stable point, it will<br />

eventually come back to its equilibrium. In contrast, an unstable point is such that a small<br />

perturbation in the input may send the system away from its equilibrium. In Leak-Integrator<br />

Neurons, this is easily achieved and depends on the value of the different parameters, but<br />

especially that of the self-connection. Figure 6-17 and Figure 6-18 illustrate these two cases.<br />

Figure 6-18: Example of a leaky-integrator neuron for a steady input S=30 with a positive selfconnection<br />

w 11<br />

= 20. The system has three equilibrium points at m=0, m=-10 and m=10. m=0 is an<br />

unstable point, whereas m=-10 and m=10 are two stable points. This can be seen by observing that the<br />

slope of m(s) around m=0 is positive, whereas it is negative for m=-10 and m=10 (see left figure).<br />

Stability of the equilibrium points can be determined by looking at the direction of the slope of the<br />

derivative of the membrane potential around the equilibrium point, i.e.:<br />

dm 1<br />

f( m) = ( m S w11x)<br />

dt<br />

= τ<br />

− + + (6.80)<br />

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

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