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Membrane computing and brain modelling

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We briefly discuss variants of (extended) spiking neural P systems that combine features from the areas of membrane computing and spiking neurons.

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    Marion Oswald

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This work was presented in part at the 13th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, January 31–February 2, 2008

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Oswald, M. Membrane computing and brain modelling. Artif Life Robotics 13, 390–393 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-008-0619-0

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