diff --git a/tikz/self-organizing-map/Makefile b/tikz/self-organizing-map/Makefile
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+SOURCE = self-organizing-map
+DELAY = 80
+DENSITY = 300
+WIDTH = 512
+
+make:
+	pdflatex $(SOURCE).tex -output-format=pdf
+	make clean
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf  $(TARGET) *.class *.html *.log *.aux *.data *.gnuplot
+
+gif:
+	pdfcrop $(SOURCE).pdf
+	convert -verbose -delay $(DELAY) -loop 0 -density $(DENSITY) $(SOURCE)-crop.pdf $(SOURCE).gif
+	make clean
+
+png:
+	make
+	make svg
+	inkscape $(SOURCE).svg -w $(WIDTH) --export-png=$(SOURCE).png
+
+transparentGif:
+	convert $(SOURCE).pdf -transparent white result.gif
+	make clean
+
+svg:
+	make
+	#inkscape $(SOURCE).pdf --export-plain-svg=$(SOURCE).svg
+	pdf2svg $(SOURCE).pdf $(SOURCE).svg
+	# Necessary, as pdf2svg does not always create valid svgs:
+	inkscape $(SOURCE).svg --export-plain-svg=$(SOURCE).svg
+	rsvg-convert -a -w $(WIDTH) -f svg $(SOURCE).svg -o $(SOURCE)2.svg
+	inkscape $(SOURCE)2.svg --export-plain-svg=$(SOURCE).svg
+	rm $(SOURCE)2.svg
diff --git a/tikz/self-organizing-map/README.md b/tikz/self-organizing-map/README.md
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+Compiled example
+----------------
+![Example](self-organizing-map.png)
diff --git a/tikz/self-organizing-map/self-organizing-map.png b/tikz/self-organizing-map/self-organizing-map.png
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diff --git a/tikz/self-organizing-map/self-organizing-map.tex b/tikz/self-organizing-map/self-organizing-map.tex
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+\documentclass[varwidth=true, border=2pt]{standalone}
+\usepackage{tikz}
+
+\tikzstyle{neuron}=[draw,circle,minimum size=12pt,inner sep=0pt, fill=white]
+\tikzstyle{stateTransition}=[very thick]
+\tikzstyle{learned}=[text=red]
+\tikzstyle{input}=[draw,fill=red!50,circle,minimum size=10pt,inner sep=0pt]
+
+\begin{document}
+    \newcommand\n{6}
+    \newcommand\xs{3}
+    \begin{tikzpicture}
+        \foreach \y in {1,...,\n}{
+            \foreach \x in {1,...,\n}{
+                \node (N-\y-\x)[neuron] at (0.55*\y + \x, 0.75*\y) {};
+            }
+        }
+
+        \foreach \x in {1,...,\xs}{
+            \node (x-\x)[input] at (3+\x, -1) {$x_\x$};
+        }
+
+        \foreach \y in {1,...,\n}{
+            \foreach \x in {1,...,\n}{
+                \foreach \t in {1,...,\xs}{
+                    \draw[thin, dashed, black!50] (x-\t) -- (N-\y-\x) node [midway,above=-0.06cm,sloped] {};
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        \foreach \y in {1,...,\n}{
+            \foreach \x in {1,...,\n}{
+                \node (N-\y-\x)[neuron] at (0.55*\y + \x, 0.75*\y) {};
+            }
+        }
+
+        % Make it look more like a board
+        \draw[very thick, dashed, black!50] (N-1-1) -- (N-1-2)
+                                                    -- (N-1-3)
+                                                    -- (N-1-4)
+                                                    -- (N-1-5)
+                                                    -- (N-1-6)
+                                                    -- (N-2-6)
+                                                    -- (N-3-6)
+                                                    -- (N-4-6)
+                                                    -- (N-5-6)
+                                                    -- (N-6-6)
+                                                    -- (N-6-5)
+                                                    -- (N-6-4)
+                                                    -- (N-6-3)
+                                                    -- (N-6-2)
+                                                    -- (N-6-1)
+                                                    -- (N-5-1)
+                                                    -- (N-4-1)
+                                                    -- (N-3-1)
+                                                    -- (N-2-1)
+                                                    -- (N-1-1);
+
+
+        % Neighborhood gets excited
+        \node (N-4-3)[neuron, fill=black!50] at (0.55*4 + 3, 0.75*4) {};
+        \node (N-4-2)[neuron, fill=black!10] at (0.55*4 + 2, 0.75*4) {};
+        \node (N-4-4)[neuron, fill=black!10] at (0.55*4 + 4, 0.75*4) {};
+        \node (N-5-2)[neuron, fill=black!10] at (0.55*5 + 2, 0.75*5) {};
+        \node (N-5-3)[neuron, fill=black!10] at (0.55*5 + 3, 0.75*5) {};
+        \node (N-5-4)[neuron, fill=black!10] at (0.55*5 + 4, 0.75*5) {};
+        \node (N-3-3)[neuron, fill=black!10] at (0.55*3 + 2, 0.75*3) {};
+        \node (N-3-3)[neuron, fill=black!10] at (0.55*3 + 3, 0.75*3) {};
+        \node (N-3-3)[neuron, fill=black!10] at (0.55*3 + 4, 0.75*3) {};
+    \end{tikzpicture}
+\end{document}