Azhar, Feraz (2014) Polytopes as vehicles of informational content in feedforward neural networks. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Localizing content in neural networks provides a bridge to understanding the way in which the brain stores and processes information. In this paper, I propose the existence of polytopes in the state space of the hidden layer of feedforward neural networks as vehicles of content. I analyze these geometrical structures from an information-theoretic point of view, invoking mutual information to help define the content stored within them. I establish how this proposal addresses the problem of misclassification, and provide a novel solution to the disjunction problem, which hinges on the precise nature of the causal-informational framework for content advocated herein.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Azhar, Feraz feraz.azhar@alumni.physics.ucsb.edu
Additional Information:	Preprint of a paper forthcoming in Philosophical Psychology
Keywords:	Informational Content, Neural Networks, Information Theory
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Neuroscience Specific Sciences > Psychology
Depositing User:	Dr. Feraz Azhar
Date Deposited:	25 Mar 2016 02:17
Last Modified:	25 Mar 2016 02:17
Item ID:	11992
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Neuroscience Specific Sciences > Psychology
Date:	30 September 2014
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11992

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