Are artificial dendrites useful in neuro-evolution?

Bull, Larry

Abstract

The significant role of dendritic processing within neuronal networks has become increasingly clear. This letter explores the effects of including a simple dendrite-inspired mechanism into neuro-evolution. The phenomenon of separate dendrite activation thresholds on connections is allowed to emerge under an evolutionary process. It is shown how such processing can be positively selected for, particularly for connections between the hidden and output layers, and increases performance.

Citation

Bull, L. (2022). Are artificial dendrites useful in neuro-evolution?. Artificial Life, 27(2), 75-79. https://doi.org/10.1162/artl_a_00338

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 15, 2021
• Online Publication Date: May 2, 2021
• Publication Date: 2022-08
• Deposit Date: Apr 21, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 3, 2021
• Journal: Artificial Life
• Print ISSN: 1064-5462
• Electronic ISSN: 1530-9185
• Publisher: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press (MIT Press)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 2
• Article Number: 00338
• Pages: 75-79
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/artl_a_00338
• Keywords: connectivity; multilayer perceptron; synapse; regression
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7278194
• Publisher URL: https://direct.mit.edu/artl/article/27/2/75/102754/Are-Artificial-Dendrites-Useful-in-Neuro-Evolution?searchresult=1