Neural Brain: A Neuroscience-inspired Framework for Embodied Agents

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Main Authors: Liu, Jian, Shi, Xiongtao, Nguyen, Thai Duy, Zhang, Haitian, Zhang, Tianxiang, Sun, Wei, Li, Yanjie, Vasilakos, Athanasios V., Iacca, Giovanni, Khan, Arshad Ali, Kumar, Arvind, Cho, Jae Won, Mian, Ajmal, Xie, Lihua, Cambria, Erik, Wang, Lin
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author Liu, Jian
Shi, Xiongtao
Nguyen, Thai Duy
Zhang, Haitian
Zhang, Tianxiang
Sun, Wei
Li, Yanjie
Vasilakos, Athanasios V.
Iacca, Giovanni
Khan, Arshad Ali
Kumar, Arvind
Cho, Jae Won
Mian, Ajmal
Xie, Lihua
Cambria, Erik
Wang, Lin
author_facet Liu, Jian
Shi, Xiongtao
Nguyen, Thai Duy
Zhang, Haitian
Zhang, Tianxiang
Sun, Wei
Li, Yanjie
Vasilakos, Athanasios V.
Iacca, Giovanni
Khan, Arshad Ali
Kumar, Arvind
Cho, Jae Won
Mian, Ajmal
Xie, Lihua
Cambria, Erik
Wang, Lin
contents The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has shifted from static, data-driven models to dynamic systems capable of perceiving and interacting with real-world environments. Despite advancements in pattern recognition and symbolic reasoning, current AI systems, such as large language models, remain disembodied, unable to physically engage with the world. This limitation has driven the rise of embodied AI, where autonomous agents, such as humanoid robots, must navigate and manipulate unstructured environments with human-like adaptability. At the core of this challenge lies the concept of Neural Brain, a central intelligence system designed to drive embodied agents with human-like adaptability. A Neural Brain must seamlessly integrate multimodal sensing and perception with cognitive capabilities. Achieving this also requires an adaptive memory system and energy-efficient hardware-software co-design, enabling real-time action in dynamic environments. This paper introduces a unified framework for the Neural Brain of embodied agents, addressing two fundamental challenges: (1) defining the core components of Neural Brain and (2) bridging the gap between static AI models and the dynamic adaptability required for real-world deployment. To this end, we propose a biologically inspired architecture that integrates multimodal active sensing, perception-cognition-action function, neuroplasticity-based memory storage and updating, and neuromorphic hardware/software optimization. Furthermore, we also review the latest research on embodied agents across these four aspects and analyze the gap between current AI systems and human intelligence. By synthesizing insights from neuroscience, we outline a roadmap towards the development of generalizable, autonomous agents capable of human-level intelligence in real-world scenarios.
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spellingShingle Neural Brain: A Neuroscience-inspired Framework for Embodied Agents
Liu, Jian
Shi, Xiongtao
Nguyen, Thai Duy
Zhang, Haitian
Zhang, Tianxiang
Sun, Wei
Li, Yanjie
Vasilakos, Athanasios V.
Iacca, Giovanni
Khan, Arshad Ali
Kumar, Arvind
Cho, Jae Won
Mian, Ajmal
Xie, Lihua
Cambria, Erik
Wang, Lin
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has shifted from static, data-driven models to dynamic systems capable of perceiving and interacting with real-world environments. Despite advancements in pattern recognition and symbolic reasoning, current AI systems, such as large language models, remain disembodied, unable to physically engage with the world. This limitation has driven the rise of embodied AI, where autonomous agents, such as humanoid robots, must navigate and manipulate unstructured environments with human-like adaptability. At the core of this challenge lies the concept of Neural Brain, a central intelligence system designed to drive embodied agents with human-like adaptability. A Neural Brain must seamlessly integrate multimodal sensing and perception with cognitive capabilities. Achieving this also requires an adaptive memory system and energy-efficient hardware-software co-design, enabling real-time action in dynamic environments. This paper introduces a unified framework for the Neural Brain of embodied agents, addressing two fundamental challenges: (1) defining the core components of Neural Brain and (2) bridging the gap between static AI models and the dynamic adaptability required for real-world deployment. To this end, we propose a biologically inspired architecture that integrates multimodal active sensing, perception-cognition-action function, neuroplasticity-based memory storage and updating, and neuromorphic hardware/software optimization. Furthermore, we also review the latest research on embodied agents across these four aspects and analyze the gap between current AI systems and human intelligence. By synthesizing insights from neuroscience, we outline a roadmap towards the development of generalizable, autonomous agents capable of human-level intelligence in real-world scenarios.
title Neural Brain: A Neuroscience-inspired Framework for Embodied Agents
topic Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.07634