Squaring the activation function

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I have heard rumors that some people get faster learning in a Back-prop
network by passing the SQUARE of each unit's activation to the
following layer.  If anyone has tried this and/or can refer me to articles
regarding this method and theories thereof, please let me know.  I will
circulate the results of this inquiry to interested contributors.

Thanks!
Dean Mumme
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Dean C. Mumme                         bitnet:  mumme at idcsvax
Dept. of Computer Science
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID 83843