Biological Cybernetics

, Volume 51, Issue 6, pp 357–362 | Cite as

Design and fitting of neural network transfer functions

  • Robert H. Schor
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Abstract

An algorithm is presented which (a) allows construction of mathematical models involving arbitrary combinations of linear cascades, parallel pathways, and feedback loops, (b) computes a total transfer function of the system, (c) performs a least-squares optimization of model parameters to best fit the model to experimental data, and (d) provides a measure of goodness-of-fit to the data. The technique has been employed to construct and test models of neural networks which mimic a class of responses observed in the cat vestibular nuclei in response to tilt, namely responses which show both a gain increase and progressive phase lag as the stimulation frequency goes from 0.01 to 2 Hz. A network consisting of a simple gain element in parallel with an inhibitiory high-pass filtered version of the input provided a satisfactory fit to these data.

Keywords

Neural Network Transfer Function Stimulation Frequency Vestibular Nucleus Parallel Pathway 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Robert H. Schor
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  1. 1.The Rockefeller UniversityNew YorkUSA

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