Memory switching in a neural network with chaotic neurons and synaptic depression

An associative neural network with chaotic neurons and synaptic depression (CNSD) is constructed. Quick memory switching phenomenon in the network is demonstrated. It is also shown that the memory retrieval frequency of CNSD distributes nearly uniformly among the stored patterns, and the rate of memory retrieval of CNSD is much higher than that of a chaotic neural network. A simplified analysis framework for the memory switching phenomenon of CNSD is presented, and the phenomenon is discussed within this framework