ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE AND NEURAL NETWORK UPDATE SYSTEM

This electronic control device stores a neural network containing a plurality of neurons and joint information group including a plurality of items of joint information tying the neurons together, wherein the neural network includes a third joint information group that is created by a culling unit deleting at least one item of joint information from a first joint information group for determiningan output value when an input value has been given, on the basis of the first joint information group and a second joint information group that is a plurality of items of joint information a degree ofimpact of which on predetermined data given as the input value exceeds a predetermined value. 本发明提供一种电子控制装置、神经网络更新系统。电子控制装置是存储神经网络的电子控制装置，该神经网络包含多个神经元和包含多个将神经元彼此关联的结合信息的结合信息组，其中，神经网络是包含第三结合信息组的神经网络，该第三结合信息组是基于在被赋予了输入值时用于决定输出值的第一结合信息组和针对作为输入值被赋予的预定数据的影响度超过预定值的多个结合信息即第二结合信息组，由间隔剔除部从第一结合信息组中删除至少1个结合信息而生成的。