commented out deprecator in hebb-syn and exp-kernel

Author: Alexander Ororbia

ngclearn/components/other/expKernel.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from jax import numpy as jnp, random, jit
 from functools import partial
 from ngclearn.utils import tensorstats
-from ngcsimlib.deprecators import deprecate_args
+from ngcsimlib import deprecate_args
 
 from ngcsimlib.logger import info, warn
 from ngcsimlib.compartment import Compartment

ngclearn/components/synapses/convolution/traceSTDPConvSynapse.py

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
 class TraceSTDPConvSynapse(ConvSynapse): ## trace-based STDP convolutional cable
     """
-    A synaptic convolutional cable that adjusts its filter efficacies via a
-    trace-based form of spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP).
+    A specialized synaptic convolutional cable that adjusts its filter efficacies via a trace-based form of
+    spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP).
 
     | --- Synapse Compartments: ---
     | inputs - input (takes in external signals)
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ def _init(self, batch_size, x_size, shape, stride, padding, pad_args, weights):
         dy = (_dx.shape[2] - _x.shape[2])
         self.x_delta_shape = (dx, dy)
 
-    #@staticmethod
-    def _compute_update(self): #pretrace_target, Aplus, Aminus, stride, pad_args, delta_shape, preSpike, preTrace, postSpike, postTrace
+    def _compute_update(self):
         ## Compute long-term potentiation to filters
         dW_ltp = calc_dK_conv(
             self.preTrace.get() - self.pretrace_target, self.postSpike.get() * self.Aplus, delta_shape=self.delta_shape,
@@ -162,8 +161,7 @@ def evolve(self):
         self.dWeights.set(dWeights)
 
     @compilable
-    def backtransmit(self):
-        ## action-backpropagating routine
+    def backtransmit(self): ## action-backpropagating co-routine
         ## calc dInputs - adjustment w.r.t. input signal
         k_size, k_size, n_in_chan, n_out_chan = self.shape
         # antiPad = None

ngclearn/components/synapses/convolution/traceSTDPDeconvSynapse.py

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
 class TraceSTDPDeconvSynapse(DeconvSynapse): ## trace-based STDP deconvolutional cable
     """
-    A synaptic deconvolutional (transposed convolutional) cable that adjusts its
-    filter efficacies via a trace-based form of spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP).
+    A specialized synaptic deconvolutional (transposed convolutional) cable that adjusts its filter efficacies via a
+    trace-based form of spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP).
 
     | --- Synapse Compartments: ---
     | inputs - input (takes in external signals)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def evolve(self):
         self.dWeights.set(dWeights)
 
     @compilable
-    def backtransmit(self):  ## action-backpropagating routine
+    def backtransmit(self):  ## action-backpropagating co-routine
         ## calc dInputs
         dInputs = calc_dX_deconv(
             self.weights.get(), self.postSpike.get(), delta_shape=self.x_delta_shape, stride_size=self.stride,

ngclearn/components/synapses/hebbian/hebbianSynapse.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 from ngclearn.components.synapses import DenseSynapse
 from ngclearn.utils import tensorstats
-from ngcsimlib.deprecators import deprecate_args
+from ngcsimlib import deprecate_args
 
 @partial(jit, static_argnums=[3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9])
 def _calc_update(pre, post, W, w_bound, is_nonnegative=True, signVal=1.,