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In this work we present a neural network model incorporating activity-dependent presynaptic facilitation with multidimensional inputs. The processing unit used is based on a slightly simplified version of the Learning Gate Model proposed by Ciaccia et al. (1992). The network topology integrates a well-known biological neural circuit with a lateral inhibition connection subnet. By means of simulation experiments, we show that the proposed networks exhibit basic and high-order features of associative learning. In particular, overshadowing and blocking are reproduced in the presence of both noise-free and noisy inputs. The role of noise in the development of high-order learning capabilities is also discussed.
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Blanzieri, E., Grandi, F. & Maio, D. High-order behaviour in learning gate networks with lateral inhibition. Biol. Cybern. 74, 73–83 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00199139
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