Remembrance of things perceived: Adding thalamocortical function to artificial neural networks

Recent research has illuminated the complexity and importance of the thalamocortical system but it has been difficult to identify what computational functions it performs. Meanwhile, deep-learning artificial neural networks (ANNs) based on bio-inspired models of purely cortical circuits have achieve...

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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in integrative neuroscience 2023-03, Vol.17, p.1108271-1108271
1. Verfasser: Loeb, Gerald E
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Recent research has illuminated the complexity and importance of the thalamocortical system but it has been difficult to identify what computational functions it performs. Meanwhile, deep-learning artificial neural networks (ANNs) based on bio-inspired models of purely cortical circuits have achieved surprising success solving sophisticated cognitive problems associated historically with human intelligence. Nevertheless, the limitations and shortcomings of artificial intelligence (AI) based on such ANNs are becoming increasingly clear. This review considers how the addition of thalamocortical connectivity and its putative functions related to cortical attention might address some of those shortcomings. Such bio-inspired models are now providing both testable theories of biological cognition and improved AI technology, much of which is happening outside the usual academic venues.
ISSN:1662-5145
1662-5145
DOI:10.3389/fnint.2023.1108271