Associative memory model with temporal spike coding and active dendrite

We propose a neuron model whose internal state is integrated on a two dimen sional phase space composed of time and dendritic space. Here, the postsyna ptic potential is given as a curved surface on the phase space. Using the p roposed neuron model, we introduce a continuous-time associative memory mod el with spike propagation delay and multiple synaptic sites on the dendrite . We show by numerical simulation that the memory capacity is doubled due t o the effects of temporal spike coding and active dendrite compared to the sparse coding associative memory model. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland L td. All rights reserved.