Interactive Activation and Competition
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Interactive Activation and Competition (IAC) networks are neural networks
used to model memory
and intuitive generalizations. They are made up of nodes or artificial neuron
s which are arrayed and activated in ways that emulate the behaviors of human memory.
Neural Networks
Neural Networks is the official journal of the three oldest societies dedicated to research in neural networks: International Neural Network Society, European Neural Network Society and Japanese Neural Network Society, published by Elsevier...
used to model memory
Memory
In psychology, memory is an organism's ability to store, retain, and recall information and experiences. Traditional studies of memory began in the fields of philosophy, including techniques of artificially enhancing memory....
and intuitive generalizations. They are made up of nodes or artificial neuron
Artificial neuron
An artificial neuron is a mathematical function conceived as a crude model, or abstraction of biological neurons. Artificial neurons are the constitutive units in an artificial neural network...
s which are arrayed and activated in ways that emulate the behaviors of human memory.