AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · 6h ago6/10
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Rare Events, Real Signals: Functional Ensembles as Units of Computation in Deep Spiking Networks
Researchers demonstrate that deep spiking neural networks organize information through functional ensembles—groups of neurons with statistically significant correlations—that encode data through rare, coordinated firing patterns. The study reveals these ensembles operate via robust computational principles similar to biological brains, with potential applications in neural network diagnostics and adversarial robustness testing.