| RNN | Recurrent neural network |
| RC | Reservoir computing |
| ESN | Echo state network |
| LSM | Liquid state machine |
| BPTT | Back-propagation through time |
| DDN | Distance-based delay network |
| ADDN | Adaptive distance-based delay network |
| MC | Memory Capacity |
| CMA-ES | covariance matrix adaptation evolutionary strategy |
| GMM | Gaussian mixture model |
| GRU | Gated recurrent unit |