Neural networks are designed to recognize patterns. They are modeled after the human brain; more specifically, we speak about neurons of the brain and their artificial counterparts – artificial neurons. A neuron in the human brain is illustrated in the following diagram:
A neuron communicates with other neurons via synapses. The basic functionality of a neuron is processing a portion of data and producing signals based on that data. In programming terms, a neuron takes a set of inputs and produces an output.
That's why the following diagram makes it clear why an artificial neuron is similar to the human brain neuron structure:
An ANN is a much simplified model of a natural neural network. It represents a group of interconnected nodes, each node representing a model after a neuron. Each node connection can transmit signals similar to synapses in biological...
