Recent Advances at the Interface of Neuroscience and Artificial Neural Networks.

Journal: The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience
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Abstract

Biological neural networks adapt and learn in diverse behavioral contexts. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have exploited biological properties to solve complex problems. However, despite their effectiveness for specific tasks, ANNs are yet to realize the flexibility and adaptability of biological cognition. This review highlights recent advances in computational and experimental research to advance our understanding of biological and artificial intelligence. In particular, we discuss critical mechanisms from the cellular, systems, and cognitive neuroscience fields that have contributed to refining the architecture and training algorithms of ANNs. Additionally, we discuss how recent work used ANNs to understand complex neuronal correlates of cognition and to process high throughput behavioral data.

Authors

  • Yarden Cohen
    Department of Brain Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
  • Tatiana A Engel
    Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, NY 11724.
  • Christopher Langdon
    Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, NY 11724.
  • Grace W Lindsay
    Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, College of Physicians and Surgeons.
  • Torben Ott
    Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Institute of Biology, Humboldt University of Berlin, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
  • Megan A K Peters
    Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America.
  • James M Shine
    Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.
  • Vincent Breton-Provencher
    Département de psychiatrie et neurosciences, Université Laval, Quebec City, Québec, G1J 2G3, Canada vincent.breton-provencher@cervo.ulaval.ca Srikanth.Ramaswamy@newcastle.ac.uk.
  • Srikanth Ramaswamy
    Institute of Physiology, University of Bern, Switzerland; Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, UK. Electronic address: srikanth.ramaswamy@newcastle.ac.uk.