Brain-only evolution and restricting neuron mutations 

Hello,
Can you tell me how do an only brain evolution without every sticks evolution ?
Thanks.
(On framstick 2.8)

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Maciej Komosinski's picture

> Can you tell me how do an only brain evolution without every sticks
> evolution ?

Oh, you also need to turn off crossing over... otherwise the
morphology will be modified in children.

MacKo

Maciej Komosinski's picture

> Hello,
> Can you tell me how do an only brain evolution without every sticks evolution ?

Depends on the genetic representation you are using. In every case, examine Simulation Parameters -> Genetics. For f1, just enter zero probabilities in the "Morphology" section.

Good luck,

MacKo

Hi, I'm new to Framsticks and would like to know to disable deletion of a particular neuron type during evolution in f0 notation. Thanks in advance.

Maciej Komosinski's picture

Have a look at parameters for f0 encoding. Press the x= button in GUI and go to Genetics/f0. The "modify inhibit" and "delete inhibit" tags can be placed in each line of the f0 genotype, i.e. they concern a single element of body or brain.

Hover mouse over these two parameters in GUI and read their descriptions shown in a tooltip.

This is not exactly what you asked for (neuron types), but it will give you even more detailed control over mutation and will allow you to restrict deletions and modifications of specific neurons.

Thank you for the reply, I would also like to ask whether it is possible to block deletion of certain connections in similar way to neurons?

Maciej Komosinski's picture

Yes, it is done the same way, by adding the delete-inhibit (and/or modify-inhibit) tag to individual lines of the f0 genotype.