A new approach to higher-level information fusion using associative learning in semantic networks of spiking neurons

Information Fusion

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 227-251

  Bomberger, Neil A ^a   Waxman, Allen M ^a   Rhodes, Bradley J ^a   Sheldon, Nathan A ^a  

^a Advanced Information Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Hierarchical knowledge networks; Level 2+ information fusion; Semantic knowledge representation; Situation threat assessment; Spiking neural networks

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATIVE PROCESSING; DATA REDUCTION; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SEMANTICS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING; HIERARCHICAL KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS; LEVEL 2+ INFORMATION FUSION; SEMANTIC NETWORKS; SITUATION/THREAT ASSESSMENT; SPIKING NEURONS;

INFORMATION FUSION;

EID: 33947700333     PISSN: 15662535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inffus.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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