Statistical mechanics of temporal association in neural networks with transmission delays

Herz, Andreas V. M. ; Li, Z. and Hemmen, Jan Leo van (1991): Statistical mechanics of temporal association in neural networks with transmission delays. In: Physical review letters, Vol. 66, No. 10: pp. 1370-1373

Abstract

We study the representation of static patterns and temporal sequences in neural networks with signal delays and a stochastic parallel dynamics. For a wide class of delay distributions, the asymptotic network behavior can be described by a generalized Gibbs distribution, generated by a novel Lyapunov functional for the determination dynamics. We extend techniques of equilibrium statistical mechanics so as to deal with time-dependent phenomena, derive analytic results for both retrieval quality and storage capacity, and compare them with numerical simulations.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Form of publication: Publisher's Version
• Faculties: Biology > Department Biology II > Neurobiology
• Subjects: 500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
• ISSN: 0031-9007
• Language: English