Neocognitron¶
The neocognitron is a hierarchical, multilayered artificial neural network proposed by Kunihiko Fukushima in 1979.
Core Idea¶
Neocognitron is treated here as the recurring computerscienceandinformation identity summarized by this source-grounded definition: The neocognitron is a hierarchical, multilayered artificial neural network proposed by Kunihiko Fukushima in 1979. The neocognitron is a hierarchical, multilayered artificial neural network proposed by Kunihiko Fukushima in 1979. It has been used for Japanese handwritten character recognition and other pattern recognition tasks, and served as the inspiration for convolutional neural networks. Previously in 1969, he published a similar architecture, but with hand-designed kernels inspired by convolutions in mammalian vision.
Scope of Application¶
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Documented setting. It has been used for Japanese handwritten character recognition and other pattern recognition tasks, and served as the inspiration for convolutional neural networks.
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Documented setting. The idea of local feature integration is found in several other models, such as the Convolutional Neural Network model, the SIFT method, and the HoG method.
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Documented setting. The neocognitron is a hierarchical, multilayered artificial neural network proposed by Kunihiko Fukushima in 1979.
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Documented setting. Previously in 1969, he published a similar architecture, but with hand-designed kernels inspired by convolutions in mammalian vision.
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Documented setting. In 1975 he improved it to the Cognitron, and in 1979 he improved it to the neocognitron, which learns all convolutional kernels by unsupervised learning (in his terminology, "self-organized by 'learning.
Clarity¶
A clear use of Neocognitron names the carrier, the operative relation, and the conditions under which the source treats the identity as present. The minimal definition is The neocognitron is a hierarchical, multilayered artificial neural network proposed by Kunihiko Fukushima in 1979. The strongest recognition evidence in the frozen account is: The neocognitron was inspired by the model proposed by Hubel & Wiesel in 1959.
Manages Complexity¶
Neocognitron compresses multiple computerscienceandinformation details into a stable diagnostic relation. The source shows both the central mechanism—previously in 1969, he published a similar architecture, but with hand-designed kernels inspired by convolutions in mammalian vision.—and the practical consequence—the local features are extracted by S-cells, and these features' deformation, such as local shifts, are tolerated by C-cells.
Abstract Reasoning¶
- Type the carrier. Identify the computerscienceandinformation entities to which the claim applies.
- State the relation. Use the source-grounded identity: The neocognitron is a hierarchical, multilayered artificial neural network proposed by Kunihiko Fukushima in 1979.
- Check operation and conditions. In 1975 he improved it to the Cognitron, and in 1979 he improved it to the neocognitron, which learns all convolutional kernels by unsupervised learning (in his terminology, "self-organized by 'learning without a teacher'").
- Demand recognition evidence.
Knowledge Transfer¶
Within the home domain. Knowledge about Neocognitron transfers literally when a new case preserves the same carrier type, relation, and recognition test. It has been used for Japanese handwritten character recognition and other pattern recognition tasks, and served as the inspiration for convolutional neural networks. The idea of local feature integration is found in several other models, such as the Convolutional Neural Network model, the SIFT method, and the HoG method. Beyond the home domain. No canonical parent is asserted for Neocognitron.
Relationships to Other Abstractions¶
Current abstraction Neocognitron Domain-specific
Parents (1) — more general patterns this builds on
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Neocognitron is a kind of, conditional Machine-Learning Model Domain-specific
It is a learned neural model architecture when fitted.
Condition / exception It is a learned neural model architecture when fitted.
Hierarchy path (1) — routes to 1 parentless root
- Neocognitron → Machine-Learning Model
Neighborhood in Abstraction Space¶
Neocognitron sits in a sparse region of the domain-specific corpus (93rd percentile for distinctiveness): few abstractions share its structure, so a faithful description tends to retrieve it precisely.
Family — Neural & Cognitive Representation Models (11 abstractions)
Nearest neighbors
- Hierarchical temporal memory — 0.81
- BCM theory — 0.80
- Lernmatrix — 0.78
- Efficient coding hypothesis — 0.78
- Simulation Hypothesis — 0.78
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