Neural net lexicon

layer

a subgroup of processing elements

input layer

usually the first layer

output layer

usually the last layer

hidden layers

layers in between the input and the output layer

cells, neuromimes, artificial neurons

processing elements

threshold function

used to determine the output of a neuron in the output layer

connections

synapses between cells

autoassociation

pattern matching (A => A)

heteroassociation

pattern matching (A => B)

learning

process of changing the weights

training

the act in which a network participates when learning is employed