AIMC Topic: Biology

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A comparative biology approach to DNN modeling of vision: A focus on differences, not similarities.

Journal of vision
Deep neural networks (DNNs) have revolutionized computer science and are now widely used for neuroscientific research. A hot debate has ensued about the usefulness of DNNs as neuroscientific models of the human visual system; the debate centers on to...

What is the Key Conceptual or Methodological Bottleneck to Controlling Neural Biology?

Cell systems
Neurostimulation techniques allow us to manipulate the activity of nervous systems, and even that of single neurons. In this piece, researchers discuss what they see as the current key bottlenecks to controlling neural biology.

Evolutionary Innovations and Where to Find Them: Routes to Open-Ended Evolution in Natural and Artificial Systems.

Artificial life
This article presents a high-level conceptual framework to help orient the discussion and implementation of open-endedness in evolutionary systems. Drawing upon earlier work by Banzhaf et al. (2016), three different kinds of open-endedness are identi...

Networking Biology: The Origins of Sequence-Sharing Practices in Genomics.

Technology and culture
The wide sharing of biological data, especially nucleotide sequences, is now considered to be a key feature of genomics. Historians and sociologists have attempted to account for the rise of this sharing by pointing to precedents in model organism co...