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Spiking neural networks

A Spiking Neural Network (SNN) is a more complex ANN due to the fact it takes into account not only the neuron and information propagation, but also the timing of each event. In these networks, every neuron does not fire during every propagation of information, but rather only when the membrane potential for a particular neuron reaches a specific threshold. The membrane potential refers to the activation level of a neuron and closely resembles the way biological neurons fire.

Due to the close mimicry of biological neural networks, SNNs are especially suited to biological study and application. They have been used to model the nervous system of animals and insects and are useful for predicting the outcome of various ...