Title :
The brain as a fuzzy engineering problem
Author :
Seyed, Shahram S.
Author_Institution :
SyStelligence Consulting Group, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Abstract :
A model of fuzzy-firing neuron, called fuzzioid is proposed. It is a generalization (the fuzzification) of the binary (on or off) model of a neuron. The model is based on a concept that the firing action in a neuron is fuzzy-there is an intensity (or a degree) of firing. A fuzzy connectionist system as a network of fuzzily interconnected neurons, where each connecting link (axon/dendrite synapse) is modeled by an elastic device called a fuzzistor, is also developed. The system´s knowledge of its external world is stored as fuzzistances (connection strengths) among the neurons.<>
Keywords :
brain models; fuzzy logic; neural nets; self-adjusting systems; brain; connection strengths; firing action; fuzzification; fuzzioid; fuzzistances; fuzzistor; fuzzy connectionist system; fuzzy engineering problem; fuzzy-firing neuron; Brain modeling; Fuzzy logic; Neural networks;
Conference_Titel :
Systems Engineering, 1991., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0173-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICSYSE.1991.161121
