diff --git a/tikz/artificial-neuron/Makefile b/tikz/artificial-neuron/Makefile
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+SOURCE = artificial-neuron
+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 $(SOURCE)2.svg
diff --git a/tikz/artificial-neuron/Readme.md b/tikz/artificial-neuron/Readme.md
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+Compiled example
+----------------
+![Example](artificial-neuron.png)
diff --git a/tikz/artificial-neuron/artificial-neuron.png b/tikz/artificial-neuron/artificial-neuron.png
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diff --git a/tikz/artificial-neuron/artificial-neuron.tex b/tikz/artificial-neuron/artificial-neuron.tex
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+\documentclass{article}
+\usepackage[pdftex,active,tightpage]{preview}
+\setlength\PreviewBorder{2mm}
+
+\usepackage{amsmath}
+\usepackage{tikz}
+\usetikzlibrary{shapes, calc, shapes, arrows} 
+
+\tikzstyle{inputNode}=[draw,circle,minimum size=10pt,inner sep=0pt]
+\tikzstyle{stateTransition}=[->, thick]
+\begin{document}
+\begin{preview}
+\begin{tikzpicture}
+	\node[draw,circle,minimum size=25pt,inner sep=0pt] (x) at (0,0) {$\Sigma$ $\varphi$};
+
+	\node[inputNode] (x0) at (-2, 1.5) {$\tiny x_0$};
+	\node[inputNode] (x1) at (-2, 0.75) {$\tiny x_1$};
+	\node[inputNode] (x2) at (-2, 0) {$\tiny x_2$};
+	\node[inputNode] (x3) at (-2, -0.75) {$\tiny x_3$};
+	\node[inputNode] (xn) at (-2, -1.75) {$\tiny x_n$};
+
+	\draw[stateTransition] (x0) to[out=0,in=120] node [midway, sloped, above=-2] {$w_0$} (x);
+	\draw[stateTransition] (x1) to[out=0,in=150] node [midway, sloped, above=-2] {$w_1$} (x);
+	\draw[stateTransition] (x2) to[out=0,in=180] node [midway, sloped, above=-2] {$w_2$} (x);
+	\draw[stateTransition] (x3) to[out=0,in=210] node [midway, sloped, above=-2] {$w_3$} (x);
+	\draw[stateTransition] (xn) to[out=0,in=240] node [midway, sloped, above=-2] {$w_n$} (x);
+	\draw[stateTransition] (x) -- (2,0) node [midway,above=-0.1cm] {};
+	\draw[dashed] (0,-0.43) -- (0,0.43);
+	\node (dots) at (-2, -1.15) {$\vdots$};
+\end{tikzpicture}
+\end{preview}
+\end{document}