The brain as a blueprint: a survey of brain-inspired approaches to learning in artificial intelligence

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Etter, Guillaume
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866917065587163136
author Etter, Guillaume
author_facet Etter, Guillaume
contents Inspired by key neuroscience principles, deep learning has driven exponential breakthroughs in developing functional models of perception and other cognitive processes. A key to this success has been the implementation of crucial features found in biological neural networks: neurons as units of information transfer, non-linear activation functions that enable general function approximation, and complex architectures vital for attentional processes. However, standard deep learning models rely on biologically implausible error propagation algorithms and struggle to accumulate knowledge incrementally. While, the precise learning rule governing synaptic plasticity in biological systems remains unknown, recent discoveries in neuroscience could fuel further progress in AI. Here I examine successful implementations of brain-inspired principles in deep learning, current limitations, and promising avenues inspired by recent advances in neuroscience, including error computation, propagation, and integration via synaptic updates in biological neural networks.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2511_04455
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle The brain as a blueprint: a survey of brain-inspired approaches to learning in artificial intelligence
Etter, Guillaume
Neurons and Cognition
Inspired by key neuroscience principles, deep learning has driven exponential breakthroughs in developing functional models of perception and other cognitive processes. A key to this success has been the implementation of crucial features found in biological neural networks: neurons as units of information transfer, non-linear activation functions that enable general function approximation, and complex architectures vital for attentional processes. However, standard deep learning models rely on biologically implausible error propagation algorithms and struggle to accumulate knowledge incrementally. While, the precise learning rule governing synaptic plasticity in biological systems remains unknown, recent discoveries in neuroscience could fuel further progress in AI. Here I examine successful implementations of brain-inspired principles in deep learning, current limitations, and promising avenues inspired by recent advances in neuroscience, including error computation, propagation, and integration via synaptic updates in biological neural networks.
title The brain as a blueprint: a survey of brain-inspired approaches to learning in artificial intelligence
topic Neurons and Cognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.04455