Abstract
One of the features of the brain is its organization into a collection of two-dimensional 'modules' in which neighboring neurons contribute to similar tasks. These modules often represent 'topology-conserving maps' in which neurons are dedicated to input data in such a fashion that the most essential interrelationships of the data are captured in the two-dimensional spatial arrangement of the corresponding neurons. Examples are the auditive maps of sound location in the hippocampus, the motor map of eye-movements in the superior colliculus or the crescent-shaped arrangement of motor-neuron-pools in the motor cortex innervating arm muscles. It seems that the functional role of such maps consists in providing an organization of a two-dimensional storage and processing such that the most important communication and processing requirements can be satisfied by local interactions, spanning small distances only. We present a system for the control of a robot arm furnishing an example of this possibility.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 357 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Neural Networks |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 1 SUPPL |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1988 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | International Neural Network Society 1988 First Annual Meeting - Boston, MA, USA Duration: Sep 6 1988 → Sep 10 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Artificial Intelligence