Exploring Virtual and Biological Neural Networks

[CuriousArv]

I'm a novice here..but in virtual neural networks, does adding more virtual neurons improve the performance of the network in terms of recognizing patterns? Has this been experimentally verified anywhere? Can you then make an analogy that the same would happen in a biological neural network? Or is the virtual neural network too different to a biological one?

For that matter, has anybody added appropriate neuron types in appropriate regions of an adult mice brain and observed how the mice now handled complex tasks such as navigation throught a maze or something?

For that matter, has anybody done an experiment where they deliberately added extra neurons to various regions in a mice's brain and observed whether this improved the mice's ability to navigate through a maze or something like that?

 

[neurocomp2003]

YES; YES; it would only be theoretical or hypothesis without experimental evidence; depends;

to my knowledge there are no experiments that have succeeded(or tried) to add neurons to an already existing brain. Then again i only read the cmoputational literature.

and the term is not virtual...its artificial neural networks(ANNs).

 

[ravenprp]

In virtual neural networks, adding more virtual neurons can improve the performance of the network in terms of recognizing patterns. This has been experimentally verified in various studies and is a commonly used technique in deep learning models. The addition of more neurons allows the network to learn more complex patterns and improve its accuracy.

As for the analogy to biological neural networks, it is important to note that virtual neural networks are based on the structure and function of biological neural networks. However, they are not exact replicas and there are differences between the two. Therefore, the same principles may not always apply, but there is certainly a strong connection between the two.

To answer your question about experiments with adult mice, there have been studies where researchers have added specific neuron types in certain regions of the brain and observed changes in the mice's behavior. For example, in a study published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers added neurons to the hippocampus region of adult mice and observed improvements in their spatial memory and navigation skills.

In terms of deliberately adding extra neurons to improve a mouse's ability to navigate through a maze, there have been some studies in this area as well. One study published in the Journal of Neuroscience found that adding extra neurons in the cerebellum region of adult mice improved their motor skills and coordination.

Overall, while there have been some promising findings in terms of adding extra neurons to improve brain function in mice, more research is needed in this area. It is also important to consider that the brain is a complex system and simply adding more neurons may not always result in improved performance. Other factors such as the connections between neurons and the overall structure of the brain also play a crucial role.