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Spiking Neural Membrane Systems with Temporal Coding.

Jianbin Yan¹, Zhihui Shu¹, Hong Peng¹

¹School of Computer and Software Engineering, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, P. R. China.

International Journal of Neural Systems

|May 23, 2026

Summary

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This study introduces a novel TC-SNP neuron model for Spiking Neural P Systems, enhancing temporal coding and achieving a balance between accuracy and low latency in image classification tasks.

Keywords:

Nonlinear reset mechanism nonlinear spiking neural P systems spiking neural P systems spiking neurons temporal encoding

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Area of Science:

Computational Neuroscience
Membrane Computing
Artificial Intelligence

Background:

Spiking neural P systems (SNP systems) are neuromorphic models inspired by neuron spiking.
Nonlinear spiking neural P systems (NSNP systems) are a nonlinear variant.
Existing spiking neural networks often use fixed reset methods, limiting temporal encoding.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel spiking neuron model, TC-SNP neurons, based on NSNP systems.
To enhance the temporal encoding capabilities of spiking neural models.
To improve accuracy and reduce latency in image classification tasks.

Main Methods:

Developed the TC-SNP neuron model, a temporal coding variant of NSNP systems.
Introduced a dynamic membrane potential reset mechanism for nonlinear regulation.
Implemented the model within deep learning architectures for image classification.

Main Results:

The TC-SNP model demonstrated enhanced temporal encoding capabilities.
Achieved a balance between high accuracy and low latency.
Significantly improved classification accuracy on CIFAR-10, CIFAR-100, and TinyImageNet datasets compared to state-of-the-art models.

Conclusions:

The proposed TC-SNP model offers a practical and effective variant of Spiking Neural Networks.
Dynamic reset mechanisms enhance neuron temporal encoding, leading to superior performance.
The model shows promise for advanced neuromorphic computing applications, particularly in image recognition.