Spiking neural networks and their applications: A review

K Yamazaki, VK Vo-Ho, D Bulsara, N Le - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The past decade has witnessed the great success of deep neural networks in various
domains. However, deep neural networks are very resource-intensive in terms of energy …

Intelligent problem-solving as integrated hierarchical reinforcement learning

M Eppe, C Gumbsch, M Kerzel, PDH Nguyen… - Nature Machine …, 2022 - nature.com
According to cognitive psychology and related disciplines, the development of complex
problem-solving behaviour in biological agents depends on hierarchical cognitive …

Q-learning algorithms: A comprehensive classification and applications

B Jang, M Kim, G Harerimana, JW Kim - IEEE access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Q-learning is arguably one of the most applied representative reinforcement learning
approaches and one of the off-policy strategies. Since the emergence of Q-learning, many …

[HTML][HTML] Multimodality carotid plaque tissue characterization and classification in the artificial intelligence paradigm: A narrative review for stroke application

L Saba, SS Sanagala, SK Gupta… - Annals of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the
United States of America and globally. Carotid arterial plaque, a cause and also a marker of …

NengoDL: Combining deep learning and neuromorphic modelling methods

D Rasmussen - Neuroinformatics, 2019 - Springer
NengoDL is a software framework designed to combine the strengths of neuromorphic
modelling and deep learning. NengoDL allows users to construct biologically detailed …

Discovery of hierarchical representations for efficient planning

MS Tomov, S Yagati, A Kumar, W Yang… - PLoS computational …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
We propose that humans spontaneously organize environments into clusters of states that
support hierarchical planning, enabling them to tackle challenging problems by breaking …

Feature-specific prediction errors and surprise across macaque fronto-striatal circuits

M Oemisch, S Westendorff, M Azimi, SA Hassani… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
To adjust expectations efficiently, prediction errors need to be associated with the precise
features that gave rise to the unexpected outcome, but this credit assignment may be …

The semantic pointer theory of emotion: Integrating physiology, appraisal, and construction

I Kajić, T Schröder, TC Stewart, P Thagard - Cognitive Systems Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Emotion theory needs to explain the relationship of language and emotions, and the
embodiment of emotions, by specifying the computational mechanisms underlying emotion …

Exploiting semantic information in a spiking neural SLAM system

NSY Dumont, PM Furlong, J Orchard… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
To navigate in new environments, an animal must be able to keep track of its position while
simultaneously creating and updating an internal map of features in the environment, a …

[HTML][HTML] The matrix of needs: Reframing Maslow's hierarchy

B Bowen - Health, 2021 - scirp.org
In his original article on human motivation, Abraham Maslow said “The present theory then
must be considered to be a suggested program or framework for future research and must …