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    • Computational Neuroscience
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Machine Learning

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    • The brain's efficient computation relies on neuronal encoding, functional circuits, and plasticity principles.
    • Many natural neural network plasticity principles remain unincorporated into artificial or spiking neural networks (SNNs).

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the impact of incorporating a novel synaptic plasticity feature, self-lateral propagation (SLP), into SNNs.
    • To evaluate if SLP enhances SNN accuracy and efficiency in spatial and temporal classification tasks.

    Main Methods:

    • Introduced self-lateral propagation (SLP), including lateral pre (SLPpre) and lateral post (SLPpost) synaptic propagation, into SNNs.
    • Tested the modified SNNs on three benchmark spatial and temporal classification tasks.
    • Analyzed the effect of SLP on synaptic weight distribution and misclassified samples.

    Main Results:

    • Incorporating SLP significantly improved the accuracy of SNNs across three benchmark classification tasks.
    • SLP demonstrated a biologically plausible mechanism for coordinated synaptic modification within layers.
    • SLP sharpened the normal distribution of synaptic weights and broadened the uniform distribution of misclassified samples, aiding learning convergence and network generalization.

    Conclusions:

    • Self-lateral propagation (SLP) is a novel and effective synaptic plasticity mechanism for enhancing SNN performance.
    • SLP offers a biologically plausible approach to improve neural network efficiency and accuracy without significant loss.
    • The findings provide insights into learning convergence and network generalization in artificial neural networks.