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Neuromimetic metaplasticity for adaptive continual learning without catastrophic forgetting.

Suhee Cho¹, Hyeonsu Lee², Seungdae Baek²

¹Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.

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Summary

This study introduces a novel metaplasticity model for deep neural networks (DNNs) that prevents catastrophic forgetting in continual learning. The model uses flexible synapses to retain new and old information, enhancing memory and resisting data poisoning.

Keywords:

Catastrophic forgetting Continual learning Dynamic memory allocation Human working memory Stability-plasticity dilemma Synaptic metaplasticity

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Area of Science:

Artificial Intelligence
Computational Neuroscience

Background:

Deep neural networks (DNNs) struggle with continual learning due to catastrophic forgetting.
Human working memory offers insights into overcoming this limitation.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a metaplasticity model for DNNs that enables catastrophic forgetting-resistant continual learning.
To implement a system that dynamically allocates memory resources without pre- or post-processing.

Main Methods:

Proposed a metaplasticity model inspired by human working memory.
Implemented distinct, randomly intermixed synapse types (stable to flexible).
Trained synaptic connections with varying flexibility degrees.

Main Results:

Achieved forgetting-resistant continual learning in DNNs.
Successfully learned continuous data streams despite input length changes.
Demonstrated a balanced memory capacity-performance tradeoff without structural modifications.
Showcased robustness against data poisoning attacks via memory filtering and Hebbian reinforcement.

Conclusions:

The metaplasticity model offers a solution for DNNs to achieve human-like continual learning.
The approach enhances memory retention and robustness against adversarial attacks.
Dynamic memory allocation and flexible synapses are key to overcoming catastrophic forgetting.