Artificial intelligence as a surrogate brain: Bridging neural dynamical models and data

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Main Authors: Zhang, Yinuo, Liu, Demao, Liang, Zhichao, Cheng, Jiani, Lou, Kexin, Duan, Jinqiao, Gao, Ting, Hu, Bin, Liu, Quanying
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author Zhang, Yinuo
Liu, Demao
Liang, Zhichao
Cheng, Jiani
Lou, Kexin
Duan, Jinqiao
Gao, Ting
Hu, Bin
Liu, Quanying
author_facet Zhang, Yinuo
Liu, Demao
Liang, Zhichao
Cheng, Jiani
Lou, Kexin
Duan, Jinqiao
Gao, Ting
Hu, Bin
Liu, Quanying
contents Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping the way we construct computational counterparts of the brain, giving rise to a new class of ``surrogate brains''. In contrast to conventional hypothesis-driven biophysical models, the AI-based surrogate brain encompasses a broad spectrum of data-driven approaches to solve the inverse problem, with the primary objective of accurately predicting future whole-brain dynamics with historical data. Here, we introduce a unified framework of constructing an AI-based surrogate brain that integrates forward modeling, inverse problem solving, and model evaluation. Leveraging the expressive power of AI models and large-scale brain data, surrogate brains open a new window for decoding neural systems and forecasting complex dynamics with high dimensionality, nonlinearity, and adaptability. We highlight that the learned surrogate brain serves as a simulation platform for dynamical systems analysis, virtual perturbation, and model-guided neurostimulation. We envision that the AI-based surrogate brain will provide a functional bridge between theoretical neuroscience and translational neuroengineering.
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spellingShingle Artificial intelligence as a surrogate brain: Bridging neural dynamical models and data
Zhang, Yinuo
Liu, Demao
Liang, Zhichao
Cheng, Jiani
Lou, Kexin
Duan, Jinqiao
Gao, Ting
Hu, Bin
Liu, Quanying
Neurons and Cognition
Neural and Evolutionary Computing
Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping the way we construct computational counterparts of the brain, giving rise to a new class of ``surrogate brains''. In contrast to conventional hypothesis-driven biophysical models, the AI-based surrogate brain encompasses a broad spectrum of data-driven approaches to solve the inverse problem, with the primary objective of accurately predicting future whole-brain dynamics with historical data. Here, we introduce a unified framework of constructing an AI-based surrogate brain that integrates forward modeling, inverse problem solving, and model evaluation. Leveraging the expressive power of AI models and large-scale brain data, surrogate brains open a new window for decoding neural systems and forecasting complex dynamics with high dimensionality, nonlinearity, and adaptability. We highlight that the learned surrogate brain serves as a simulation platform for dynamical systems analysis, virtual perturbation, and model-guided neurostimulation. We envision that the AI-based surrogate brain will provide a functional bridge between theoretical neuroscience and translational neuroengineering.
title Artificial intelligence as a surrogate brain: Bridging neural dynamical models and data
topic Neurons and Cognition
Neural and Evolutionary Computing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.10308