Title
Probabilistic Inference of Binary Markov Random Fields in Spiking Neural Networks through Mean-field Approximation.
Abstract
Recent studies have suggested that the cognitive process of the human brain is realized as probabilistic inference and can be further modeled by probabilistic graphical models like Markov random fields. Nevertheless, it remains unclear how probabilistic inference can be implemented by a network of spiking neurons in the brain. Previous studies tried to relate the inference equation of binary Markov random fields to the dynamic equation of spiking neural networks through belief propagation algorithm and reparameterization, but they are valid only for Markov random fields with limited network structure. In this paper, we propose a spiking neural network model that can implement inference of arbitrary binary Markov random fields. Specifically, we design a spiking recurrent neural network and prove that its neuronal dynamics are mathematically equivalent to the inference process of Markov random fields by adopting mean-field theory. Theoretical analysis and experimental results, together with the application
Year
Venue
DocType
2019
arXiv: Neurons and Cognition
Journal
Volume
Citations 
PageRank 
abs/1902.08411
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Yajing Zheng142.99
Zhaofei Yu23816.83
Shanshan Jia321.67
Jian K. Liu4208.77
Tiejun Huang51281120.48
Yonghong Tian61057102.81