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Evolution of Multisensory Integration in Large Neural Fields

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Artificial Evolution (EA 2011)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNTCS,volume 7401))

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We show that by evolving neural fields it is possible to study the evolution of neural networks that perform multisensory integration of high dimensional input data. In particular, four simple tasks for the integration of visual and tactile input are introduced. Neural networks evolve that can use these senses in a cost-optimal way, enhance the accuracy of classifying noisy input images, or enhance spatial accuracy of perception. An evolved neural network is shown to display a kind of McGurk effect.

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  1. Research Institute for Cognition and Robotics, Bielefeld University, Germany

    Benjamin Inden

  2. Department of Computing, University of Surrey, UK

    Yaochu Jin

  3. Neuroinformatics Group, Bielefeld University, Germany

    Robert Haschke & Helge Ritter

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  1. LERIA, Laboratoire d’Etude et de echerche en Informatique d’Angers, Université d’Angers, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49045, Angers Cedex 01, France

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  2. Equipe ALEA, INRIA Bordeaux sud-ouest, Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux (IMB), UMR CNRS 5251, Université Bordeaux Segalen, 3ter place de la victoire, 33076, Bordeaux, France

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Inden, B., Jin, Y., Haschke, R., Ritter, H. (2012). Evolution of Multisensory Integration in Large Neural Fields. In: Hao, JK., Legrand, P., Collet, P., Monmarché, N., Lutton, E., Schoenauer, M. (eds) Artificial Evolution. EA 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7401. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35533-2_16

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