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Science 26 May 1995:
Vol. 268. no. 5214, pp. 1158 - 1161
DOI: 10.1126/science.7761831
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Science, Vol 268, Issue 5214, 1158-1161
Copyright © 1995 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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The "wake-sleep" algorithm for unsupervised neural networks

GE Hinton, P Dayan, BJ Frey, and RM Neal

Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

An unsupervised learning algorithm for a multilayer network of stochastic neurons is described. Bottom-up "recognition" connections convert the input into representations in successive hidden layers, and top-down "generative" connections reconstruct the representation in one layer from the representation in the layer above. In the "wake" phase, neurons are driven by recognition connections, and generative connections are adapted to increase the probability that they would reconstruct the correct activity vector in the layer below. In the "sleep" phase, neurons are driven by generative connections, and recognition connections are adapted to increase the probability that they would produce the correct activity vector in the layer above.


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