/// <summary>
/// Determine the significance of the neuron. The higher the return value,
/// the more significant the neuron is.
/// </summary>
///
/// <param name="layer">The layer to query.</param>
/// <param name="neuron">The neuron to query.</param>
/// <returns>How significant is this neuron.</returns>
public double DetermineNeuronSignificance(int layer,
int neuron)
{
_network.ValidateNeuron(layer, neuron);
// calculate the bias significance
double result = 0;
// calculate the inbound significance
if (layer > 0)
{
int prevLayer = layer - 1;
int prevCount = _network
.GetLayerTotalNeuronCount(prevLayer);
for (int i = 0; i < prevCount; i++)
{
result += _network.GetWeight(prevLayer, i, neuron);
}
}
// calculate the outbound significance
if (layer < _network.LayerCount - 1)
{
int nextLayer = layer + 1;
int nextCount = _network.GetLayerNeuronCount(nextLayer);
for (int i = 0; i < nextCount; i++)
{
result += _network.GetWeight(layer, neuron, i);
}
}
return(Math.Abs(result));
}