From the Chromosome to the Neural Network

A proposal for a model of morphogenesis process taking inspiration from biology is presented in this paper. This process uses a chromosome as a production system to create an artificial neural network. It starts with a single cell containing the chromosome. Cells can divide and establish connections among them. Both structure and weights of the neural network are defined by the morphogenesis process. An application to a neural network driving an autonomous mobile robot is presented which exhibits encouraging first results.