Abstract: An artificial neural network is provided using a modular, self-organizing approach wherein a separate neural field is contained within each module for recognition and synthesis of particular characteristics of respective input and output signals thereby allowing several of these modules to be interconnected to perform a variety of operations. The first output and second input of one module is respectively coupled to the first input and second output of a second module allowing each module to perform a bi-directional transformation of the information content of the first and second input signals for creating first and second output signals having different levels of information content with respect thereto. In the upward direction, the first low-level input signal of each module is systematically delayed to create a temporal spatial vector from which a lower frequency, high-level first output signal is provided symbolic of the incoming information content.