Physics – Condensed Matter – Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Scientific paper
2003-10-28
Eur. Phys. J. B. 42, 573-580 (2004)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Scientific paper
10.1114/epjb/e2005-00017-7
This paper describes how realistic neuromorphic networks can have their connectivity fully characterized in analytical fashion. By assuming that all neurons have the same shape and are regularly distributed along the two-dimensional orthogonal lattice with parameter $\Delta$, it is possible to obtain the exact number of connections and cycles of any length from the autoconvolution function as well as from the respective spectral density derived from the adjacency matrix. It is shown that neuronal shape plays an important role in defining the spatial distribution of synapses in neuronal networks. In addition, we observe that neuromorphic networks typically exhibit an interesting phenomenon where the pattern of connections is progressively shifted along the spatial domain for increasing connection lengths. This is a consequence of the fact that in neurons the axon reference point usually does not coincide with the cell centre of mass. Morphological measurements for characterization of the spatial distribution of connections, including the adjacency matrix spectral density and the lacunarity of the connections, are suggested and illustrated. We also show that Hopfield networks with connectivity defined by different neuronal morphologies, quantified by the proposed analytical approach, lead to distinct performace for associative recall, as measured by the overlap index. The potential of the proposed approach is illustrated with respect to digital images of real neuronal cells.
Barbosa Marconi Soares
Fontoura Costa Luciano da
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