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¹School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

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Summary

Spiking neural networks (SNNs) show promise for complex tasks like image classification, offering energy efficiency and biological plausibility. Their learning rules may rival deep neural networks' backpropagation.

Keywords:

ANN-to-SNN Backpropagation Biological plausibility Literature review R-STDP STDP Spiking neural network

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Area of Science:

Artificial Intelligence
Computational Neuroscience
Machine Learning

Background:

Deep neural networks (DNNs) dominate machine learning but lack biological plausibility.
Spiking neural networks (SNNs), inspired by brain dynamics, have historically faced application limitations.
Recent advancements show SNNs possess significant potential for complex tasks.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the structures and performance of SNNs in image classification.
To highlight the capabilities of SNNs for increasingly complex computational problems.
To explore SNNs as a biologically plausible alternative to DNNs.

Main Methods:

Review of SNN structures and architectures.
Analysis of SNN performance on image classification benchmarks.
Examination of SNN learning rules, including STDP and R-STDP.

Main Results:

SNNs demonstrate strong capabilities in image classification tasks.
The review details various SNN building blocks and developed models.
Comparisons indicate SNNs are suitable for more sophisticated problems.

Conclusions:

SNNs offer a promising, energy-efficient, and temporally dynamic approach to machine learning.
Simple SNN learning rules present a potential alternative to backpropagation in DNNs.
Further development of SNNs holds potential for advancing artificial intelligence and understanding brain function.