Informing deep neural networks by multiscale principles of neuromodulatory systems
Our brains have evolved the ability to configure and adapt their processing states to match
the unique challenges of acting and learning in diverse environments and behavioral …
the unique challenges of acting and learning in diverse environments and behavioral …
Recent advances at the interface of Neuroscience and Artificial neural networks
Biological neural networks adapt and learn in diverse behavioral contexts. Artificial neural
networks (ANNs) have exploited biological properties to solve complex problems. However …
networks (ANNs) have exploited biological properties to solve complex problems. However …
Shaping embodied neural networks for adaptive goal-directed behavior
The acts of learning and memory are thought to emerge from the modifications of synaptic
connections between neurons, as guided by sensory feedback during behavior. However …
connections between neurons, as guided by sensory feedback during behavior. However …
Computational models link cellular mechanisms of neuromodulation to large-scale neural dynamics
Decades of neurobiological research have disclosed the diverse manners in which the
response properties of neurons are dynamically modulated to support adaptive cognitive …
response properties of neurons are dynamically modulated to support adaptive cognitive …
[HTML][HTML] Crossing the cleft: communication challenges between neuroscience and artificial intelligence
Historically, neuroscience principles have heavily influenced artificial intelligence (AI), for
example the influence of the perceptron model, essentially a simple model of a biological …
example the influence of the perceptron model, essentially a simple model of a biological …
NMDA-driven dendritic modulation enables multitask representation learning in hierarchical sensory processing pathways
While sensory representations in the brain depend on context, it remains unclear how such
modulations are implemented at the biophysical level, and how processing layers further in …
modulations are implemented at the biophysical level, and how processing layers further in …
[HTML][HTML] Neuromodulatory systems and their interactions: a review of models, theories, and experiments
MC Avery, JL Krichmar - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Neuromodulatory systems, including the noradrenergic, serotonergic, dopaminergic, and
cholinergic systems, track environmental signals, such as risks, rewards, novelty, effort, and …
cholinergic systems, track environmental signals, such as risks, rewards, novelty, effort, and …
Deep neural networks in computational neuroscience
The goal of computational neuroscience is to find mechanistic explanations of how the
nervous system processes information to support cognitive function and behaviour. At the …
nervous system processes information to support cognitive function and behaviour. At the …
If deep learning is the answer, what is the question?
Neuroscience research is undergoing a minor revolution. Recent advances in machine
learning and artificial intelligence research have opened up new ways of thinking about …
learning and artificial intelligence research have opened up new ways of thinking about …
Neuromodulation of circuits with variable parameters: single neurons and small circuits reveal principles of state-dependent and robust neuromodulation
Neuromodulation underlies many behavioral states and has been extensively studied in
small circuits. This has allowed the systematic exploration of how neuromodulatory …
small circuits. This has allowed the systematic exploration of how neuromodulatory …