DOI: 10.1162/106454600568834. A Developmental Model for the Evolution of Artificial Neural Networks

A Developmental Model for the Evolution of Artificial Neural Networks

10.1162/106454600568834

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Abstract

We present a model of decentralized growth and development for artificial neural networks (ANNs), inspired by developmental biology and the physiology of nervous systems. In this model, each individual artificial neuron is an autonomous unit whose behavior is determined only by the genetic information it harbors and local concentrations of substrates. The chemicals and substrates, in turn, are modeled by a simple artificial chemistry. While the system is designed to allow for the evolution of complex networks, we demonstrate the power of the artificial chemistry by analyzing engineered (handwritten) genomes that lead to the growth of simple networks with behaviors known from physiology. To evolve more complex structures, a Java-based, platform-independent, asynchronous, distributed genetic algorithm (GA) has been implemented that allows users to participate in evolutionary experiments via the World Wide Web.

Bibliography

Astor, J. C., & Adami, C. (2000). A Developmental Model for the Evolution of Artificial Neural Networks. Artificial Life, 6(3), 189â218.

Authors 2

J. C. Astor (first)
C. Adami (additional)

References 7 Referenced 55

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Dates

Type	When
Created	23 years, 1 month ago (July 27, 2002, 7:55 a.m.)
Deposited	4 years, 5 months ago (March 12, 2021, 4:31 p.m.)
Indexed	11 months, 1 week ago (Sept. 22, 2024, 11:39 p.m.)
Issued	25 years, 2 months ago (July 1, 2000)
Published	25 years, 2 months ago (July 1, 2000)
Published Print	25 years, 2 months ago (July 1, 2000)

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BibTeX

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