# Oleg Sinyavskiy — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Oleg Sinyavskiy has 2 landmark patents explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [Efficiently Updating Connections in AI Brains](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9256823/apparatus-and-methods-for-efficient-updates-in-spiking-neuron-network) — granted 2016
  This patent describes a method for updating the connections in artificial "spiking neuron networks" more efficiently by only making changes when needed, saving computational power.
- [How Artificial Neurons Learn from Spikes and Internal States](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9256215/apparatus-and-methods-for-generalized-state-dependent-learning-in-spiking-neuron) — granted 2016
  This patent describes a method for artificial neurons to learn by adjusting their connections based on a history of incoming electrical 'spikes' and the neuron's own internal state, aiming to improve its performance.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/oleg-sinyavskiy

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