Collective dynamics of rate neurons for supervised learning in a reservoir computing system.

In this paper, we study collective dynamics of the network of rate neurons which constitute a central element of a reservoir computing system. The main objective of the paper is to identify the dynamic behaviors inside the reservoir underlying the performance of basic machine learning tasks, such as generating patterns with specified characteristics. We build a reservoir computing system which includes a reservoir-a network of interacting rate neurons-and an output element that generates a target signal. We study individual activities of interacting rate neurons, while implementing the task and analyze the impact of the dynamic parameter-a time constant-on the quality of implementation.