title: A new approach to artificial neural networks.
abstract: A novel approach to artificial neural networks is presented. The philosophy of this approach is based on two aspects: the design of task-specific networks, and a new neuron model with multiple synapses. The synapses' connective strengths are modified through selective and cumulative processes conducted by axo-axonic connections from a feedforward circuit. This new concept was applied to the position control of a planar two-link manipulator exhibiting excellent results on learning capability and generalization when compared with a conventional feedforward network. In the present paper, the example shows only a network developed from a neuronal reflexive circuit with some useful artifices, nevertheless without the intention of covering all possibilities devised.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares-IPENCNEN/SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Baptista Filho
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Cabral
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Soares