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We present a model for the ontogenesis of information routing architectures in the brain based on chemical markers guiding axon growth. The model produces all-to-all connectivity between given populations of input and output nodes using a minimum of cortical resources (links and intermediate nodes). The resulting structures are similar to architectures proposed in the literature, but with interesting qualitative differences making them biologically more plausible.
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Wolfrum, P., von der Malsburg, C. (2007). A Marker-Based Model for the Ontogenesis of Routing Circuits. In: de Sá, J.M., Alexandre, L.A., Duch, W., Mandic, D. (eds) Artificial Neural Networks – ICANN 2007. ICANN 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4669. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74695-9_1
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