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Is this Wikipedia quote correct?

Luminal
in Computer Science

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_neural_network#Spiking_neural_networks

 

Spiking neural networks with axonal conduction delays exhibit polychronization, and hence could have a potentially unlimited memory capacity.

 

I've attempted to understand how polychronization via delays in the axons would allow for "potentially unlimited memory capacity" but I'm coming up with nothing here.

"Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary proof". The proof of this extraordinary claim in this Wikipedia article: "citation needed".

Lies. There is no such thing as unlimited, though "effectively unlimited" comes close.

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Yet what does it even mean? Memory through polychronization? I'm not following how polychronization could be used as memory storage in the first place, regardless of how much.

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