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# MPSCNNNeuronNode

The virtual base class for MPS CNN neuron nodes.

```
class MPSCNNNeuronNode
```

## Topics

### Supporting Types

[`MPSCNNNeuronType`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronType)

The types of neuron filter to append to a convolution.

## Relationships

### Inherited By

[`MPSCNNNeuronLogarithmNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronLogarithmNode)

[`MPSCNNNeuronPReLUNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronPReLUNode)

[`MPSCNNNeuronExponentialNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronExponentialNode)

[`MPSCNNNeuronLinearNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronLinearNode)

[`MPSCNNNeuronSoftSignNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronSoftSignNode)

[`MPSCNNNeuronTanHNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronTanHNode)

[`MPSCNNNeuronELUNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronELUNode)

[`MPSCNNNeuronReLUNNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronReLUNNode)

[`MPSCNNNeuronAbsoluteNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronAbsoluteNode)

[`MPSCNNNeuronReLUNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronReLUNode)

[`MPSCNNNeuronHardSigmoidNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronHardSigmoidNode)

[`MPSCNNNeuronGeLUNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronGeLUNode)

[`MPSCNNNeuronPowerNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronPowerNode)

[`MPSCNNNeuronSoftPlusNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronSoftPlusNode)

[`MPSCNNNeuronSigmoidNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSCNNNeuronSigmoidNode)

### Inherits From

[`MPSNNFilterNode`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSNNFilterNode)

### Conforms To

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

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