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Jordan Guerguiev^1,2, Timothy P Lillicrap³, Blake A Richards^1,2,4

¹Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Canada.

|December 6, 2017

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Deep learning in artificial intelligence can be achieved in the brain using multi-compartment neurons. This neurophysiologically inspired model explains neocortical pyramidal neuron structure and function.

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computational biology credit assignment deep learning dendritic morphology feedback alignment neocortex neuroscience none systems biology target propagation

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Neuroscience

Background:

Deep learning models have advanced artificial intelligence, often inspired by neurophysiology.
The biological plausibility of deep learning mechanisms within the actual brain remains an open question.
Neocortical pyramidal neurons possess complex morphologies with electrotonically segregated compartments.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if deep learning algorithms can be implemented in a manner consistent with real brain structures.
To explore how multi-compartment neurons can optimize cost functions in neural networks.
To understand the role of dendritic compartments in synaptic plasticity and information processing.

Main Methods:

Development of a deep learning algorithm utilizing multi-compartment artificial neurons.
Modeling neurons that receive sensory and feedback inputs in electrotonically segregated compartments.
Simulating synaptic weight updates coordinated across different network layers.

Main Results:

The multi-compartment network demonstrated superior image categorization compared to single-layer networks.
The algorithm successfully leveraged multilayer architectures to identify higher-order representations, a key feature of deep learning.
The model provides a potential explanation for the functional significance of neocortical pyramidal neuron morphology.

Conclusions:

Deep learning can be realized through segregated dendritic compartments, offering a biologically plausible mechanism.
This approach may elucidate how the neocortex optimizes complex computations.
The findings suggest a link between artificial deep learning strategies and the structural organization of biological neurons.