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Advances and insights on the intersection between neuroscience and AI

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NeuroAI: A field born from the symbiosis between neuroscience, AI

As the history of this nascent discipline reveals, neuroscience has inspired advances in artificial intelligence, and AI has provided a testing ground for models in neuroscience, accelerating progress in both fields.

By Anthony Zador
11 November 2024 | 6 min read
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What the brain can teach artificial neural networks

The brain offers valuable lessons to artificial neural networks to boost their data and energy efficiency, flexibility and more.

By Anthony Zador
11 November 2024 | 7 min read
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How Anthony Zador thinks neuroscience can help improve AI

Artificial intelligence is ubiquitous and powerful, but can neuroscience still help advance it? Zador describes the “virtuous circle” of neuroscience and AI that drives progress in both fields.

By Paul Middlebrooks
11 November 2024 | 93 min listen
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Cristina Savin and Tim Vogels discuss how AI has shaped their neuroscience research

Not all neuroscientists use artificial intelligence in the same way or for the same purpose. Neuroscience researchers from different fields discuss the impact AI has had on their research and how it influences productivity in their labs.

By Paul Middlebrooks
11 October 2024 | 80 min listen
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Kenneth Harris and Andreas Tolias explain how AI has informed their neuroscience research

Modern AI models have shaped how the pair thinks about our brains and minds, asks research questions and views scientific progress and productivity.

By Paul Middlebrooks
8 October 2024 | 77 min listen

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