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15/2011

Selection Criteria for Neuromanifolds of Stochastic Dynamics

Nihat Ay, Guido Montúfar and Johannes Rauh

Abstract

We present ways of defining neuromanifolds – models of stochastic matrices – that are compatible with the maximization of an objective function (reward in reinforcement learning, predictive information in robotics, information flow in neural networks). Our approach is based on information geometry and aims at the reduction of model parameters with the hope to improve gradient learning processes. We discuss advantages and shortcomings of this approach.

Received:
Apr 19, 2011
Published:
Apr 19, 2011
MSC Codes:
62B10, 82C32
Keywords:
learning, neural nets, information geometry

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Selection criteria for neuromanifolds of stochastic dynamics

In: Advances in cognitive neurodynamics III : proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Cognitive Neurodynamics 2011 ; [June 9-13, 2011, Hilton Niseko Village, Hokkaido, Japan] / Yoko Yamaguchi (ed.)
Dordrecht : Springer, 2013. - pp. 147-154
(Advances in cognitive neurodynamics)