TY  - JOUR
AB  - Neural conditioning associates cues and actions with following rewards. The environments in which robots operate, however, are pervaded by a variety of disturbing stimuli and uncertain timing. In particular, variable reward delays make it difficult to reconstruct which previous actions are responsible for following rewards. Such an uncertainty is handled by biological neural networks, but represents a challenge for computational models, suggesting the lack of a satisfactory theory for robotic neural conditioning. The present study demonstrates the use of rare neural correlations in making correct associations between rewards and previous cues or actions. Rare correlations are functional in selecting sparse synapses to be eligible for later weight updates if a reward occurs. The repetition of this process singles out the associating and reward-triggering pathways, and thereby copes with distal rewards. The neural network displays macro-level classical and operant conditioning, which is demonstrated in an interactive real-life human-robot interaction. The proposed mechanism models realistic conditioning in humans and animals and implements similar behaviors in neuro-robotic platforms.
DA  - 2013
DO  - 10.3389/fnbot.2013.00006
KW  - CoR-Lab Publication
LA  - eng
M2  - 6
PY  - 2013
SN  - 1662-5218
SP  - 6-
T2  - Frontiers in Neurorobotics
TI  - Rare neural correlations implement robotic conditioning with reward delays and disturbances
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-25478952
Y2  - 2024-11-24T02:06:43
ER  -