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A comparative study of electronic and neural networks involved in pattern recognition
Authors:F J Muller  W K Taylor
Institution:Department of Anatomy, and Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering,University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1 E7JE, England
Abstract:The comparative study of electronic and neural networks involved in pattern recognition starts with the analogies of structure and function which exist between the electronic “basic integrative unit” and the neuron. Both elements represent the basic components in each system of networks and may be considered as functionally equivalent.According to the kind of response given to a standard input signal, four types of integrative units, either electronic or neural, may be distinguished: the fixed, the accommodative, the signal prolongating and the adaptive type.The integrative units perform many different functions. Those involved in pattern recognition, however, can all be grouped into three categories according to one of the following functions they perform: contrast detection, pattern detection and pattern discrimination. A “contrast detecting unit” gives responses in two senses, positive or negative, according to the position of the stimulus over its receptive field. A “pattern detecting unit” gives responses in one sense only, with a maximum for a pattern having the spatial distribution corresponding to the positive acting receptors of its receptive field. For performing the function of discrimination, which leads to reliable identification of any pattern, a network arrangement called a “maximum amplitude filter” is necessary. Examples of such units and arrangements existing in the nervous system are provided.It is concluded that a “logical analysis of neural networks” based on engineering principles is possible and that this could provide a new tool to the neurophysiologist in the study of the nervous system.
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