Dive into the Power of Neuronal Heterogeneity

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2305.11484v2
• Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 06:17:52 GMT
• Title: Dive into the Power of Neuronal Heterogeneity
• Authors: Guobin Shen, Dongcheng Zhao, Yiting Dong, Yang Li, Yi Zeng
• Abstract summary: We show the challenges faced by backpropagation-based methods in optimizing Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) and achieve more robust optimization of heterogeneous neurons in random networks using an Evolutionary Strategy (ES) We find that membrane time constants play a crucial role in neural heterogeneity, and their distribution is similar to that observed in biological experiments.
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• Abstract: The biological neural network is a vast and diverse structure with high neural heterogeneity. Conventional Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) primarily focus on modifying the weights of connections through training while modeling neurons as highly homogenized entities and lacking exploration of neural heterogeneity. Only a few studies have addressed neural heterogeneity by optimizing neuronal properties and connection weights to ensure network performance. However, this strategy impact the specific contribution of neuronal heterogeneity. In this paper, we first demonstrate the challenges faced by backpropagation-based methods in optimizing Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) and achieve more robust optimization of heterogeneous neurons in random networks using an Evolutionary Strategy (ES). Experiments on tasks such as working memory, continuous control, and image recognition show that neuronal heterogeneity can improve performance, particularly in long sequence tasks. Moreover, we find that membrane time constants play a crucial role in neural heterogeneity, and their distribution is similar to that observed in biological experiments. Therefore, we believe that the neglected neuronal heterogeneity plays an essential role, providing new approaches for exploring neural heterogeneity in biology and new ways for designing more biologically plausible neural networks.

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