Hybrid Preference Machines based on Inspiration from Neuroscience

In the past, a variety of computational problems have been tackled with different connectionist network approaches. However, very little research has been done on a framework which connects neuroscience-inspired models with connectionist models and higher level symbolic processing. In this paper, we outline a preference machine framework which focuses on a hybrid integration of various neural and symbolic techniques in order to address how we may process higher level concepts based on concepts from neuroscience. It is a first hybrid framework which allows a link between spiking neural networks, connectionist preference machines and symbolic finite state machines. Furthermore, we present an example experiment on interpreting a neuroscience-inspired network by using preferences which may be connected to connectionist or symbolic interpretations.

@Article{WP02, 
 	 author =  {Wermter, Stefan and Panchev, Christo},  
 	 title = {Hybrid Preference Machines based on Inspiration from Neuroscience}, 
 	 journal = {Cognitive Systems Research},
 	 number = {2},
 	 volume = {3},
 	 pages = {255--270},
 	 year = {2002},
 	 month = {Jan},
 	 publisher = {Elsevier},
 	 doi = {}, 
 }