TY - JOUR A2 - Sato, Naoyuki AU - Stafford, Richard PY - 2010 DA - 2009/11/25 TI - Constraints of Biological Neural Networks and Their Consideration in AI Applications SP - 845723 VL - 2010 AB - Biological organisms do not evolve to perfection, but to out compete others in their ecological niche, and therefore survive and reproduce. This paper reviews the constraints imposed on imperfect organisms, particularly on their neural systems and ability to capture and process information accurately. By understanding biological constraints of the physical properties of neurons, simpler and more efficient artificial neural networks can be made (e.g., spiking networks will transmit less information than graded potential networks, spikes only occur in nature due to limitations of carrying electrical charges over large distances). Furthermore, understanding the behavioural and ecological constraints on animals allows an understanding of the limitations of bio-inspired solutions, but also an understanding of why bio-inspired solutions may fail and how to correct these failures. SN - 1687-7470 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/845723 DO - 10.1155/2010/845723 JF - Advances in Artificial Intelligence PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -