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Poster

Semantically-correlated memories in a dense associative model

Thomas F Burns


Abstract:

We introduce a novel associative memory model named Correlated Dense Associative Memory (CDAM), which integrates both auto- and hetero-association in a unified framework for continuous-valued memory patterns. Employing an arbitrary graph structure to semantically link memory patterns, CDAM is theoretically and numerically analyzed, revealing four distinct dynamical modes: auto-association, narrow hetero-association, wide hetero-association, and neutral quiescence. Drawing inspiration from inhibitory modulation studies, we employ anti-Hebbian learning rules to control the range of hetero-association, extract multi-scale representations of community structures in graphs, and stabilize the recall of temporal sequences. Experimental demonstrations showcase CDAM's efficacy in handling real data, replicating a classical neuroscience experiment, and simulating arbitrary finite state machines.

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