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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Connectionists, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I’d like to bring your attention to the Research Topic “Adaptive Machines: Leveraging Neuroscience
<span style="color:black">for Lifelong Learning Systems” to be co-hosted by Frontiers in Neuroscience, Robotics and AI, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Neurorobotics and Computational Neuroscience.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The article submission deadline is the 30<sup>th</sup> of September.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/20053/adaptive-machines-leveraging-neuroscience-for-lifelong-learning-systems#overview<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Description</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Artificial intelligence has always sought inspiration in the brain. Artificial neural networks (ANNs), in particular, were modeled after their biological
counterparts (biological neural networks, BNNs). However, state-of-the-art deep networks are drastically different from BNNs. Their architectures (at both the single-neuron and macro levels), learning algorithms, and failure conditions share little in common
with brain circuit dynamics.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
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<span style="background:white">In particular, state-of-the-art deep learning is optimized for single, well-defined, static tasks. Deep networks struggle to learn multiple or evolving tasks over time (i.e., continual learning) or to adjust their processing based
on environmental conditions. They are also less modular than BNNs, and thus less energy efficient, and utilize little-to-no feedback signals.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">We believe that deep networks suffer from these limitations because their modeling of brain dynamics is too superficial. Modeling more sophisticated neural mechanisms is therefore key for deep networks to achieve continual or
lifelong learning and to cope with open-ended, dynamic environments.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">The goal of this Research Topic is to publish novel models and/or algorithms that expand the capabilities of deep learning (e.g., achieve better continual learning) by incorporating additional properties of BNNs. We are also interested
in neuroscience research that elucidates mechanisms that can be leveraged by the AI community.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Neuroscience has uncovered a wide range of learning and regulatory mechanisms, at scales ranging from single molecules to the entire nervous system, that help the brain learn, remember, and adapt. These include replay (systems-level
consolidation), neuromodulation, neurogenesis, neuroevolution, attention, homeostatic plasticity, and synaptic consolidation. There exist some deep learning techniques motivated by these mechanisms (e.g., experience replay or attention networks), but they
have rarely been used for lifelong learning. As such, our focus will be on approaches that leverage brain-like principles---ideally biologically well-grounded---to solve problems currently beyond the capabilities of the state of the art. We will also welcome
neuroscience research that helps to elucidate the brain’s mechanisms, in the hope that they can be used by the next generation of machine learning models.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">The scope of this Research Topic covers:</span><br>
<span style="background:white">(1) biologically inspired techniques in deep learning</span><br>
<span style="background:white">(2) neuroscience research on how the brain facilitates learning and adapts to different contexts</span><br>
<span style="background:white">We seek to address continual or lifelong learning, transfer learning, and other ML scenarios that go beyond the traditional, train-then-test learning paradigm. Since machine learning is an experimental field, a paper must include
experimental results to be accepted; however, we encourage authors to include theoretical analyses of their methods.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">We aim to collect the following types of manuscripts: Original Research and Brief Research Reports.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Since the goal of this Research Topic is to publish highly novel, experimentally grounded work, we are not interested in Reviews (Systematic, Policy and Practice, etc.), General Commentaries, or Opinions. In addition, since the
editorial board does not include medical experts, we cannot accept Clinical Trials or Study Protocols.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The Research Topic will be edited by
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="font-size:11.0pt">Rolando Jose Estrada, Georgia State University, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Andrea Soltoggio, Loughborough University, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Praveen K. Pilly, HRL Laboratories, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Vincenzo Lomonaco, University of Pisa, Italy,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="font-size:11.0pt">Davide Maltoni, University of Bologna, Italy.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please consider submitting your original research to this Research Topic. Do not hesitate to get in touch if you wish to discuss your contribution.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best wishes, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Andrea<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr. Andrea Soltoggio (he/him or they/them)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Artificial Intelligence <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Department of Computer Science, School of Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">& Intelligent Automation Centre <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">& Centre for Information Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Haslegrave Building, N.2.03<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Loughborough University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">LE11 3TU, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Email: </span><a href="mailto:a.soltoggio@lboro.ac.uk" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1155CC;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">a.soltoggio@lboro.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Web: </span><a href="http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/compsci/staff/dr-andrea-soltoggio.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1155CC;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/compsci/staff/dr-andrea-soltoggio.html</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr. Andrea Soltoggio (he/him or they/them)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Artificial Intelligence <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Department of Computer Science, School of Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">& Intelligent Automation Centre <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.intelligent-automation.org.uk/about-us/centre-staff" target="_blank"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1155CC;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">https://www.intelligent-automation.org.uk/about-us/centre-staff</span></a><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">& Centre for Information Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Haslegrave Building, N.2.03<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Loughborough University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">LE11 3TU, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Email: </span><a href="mailto:a.soltoggio@lboro.ac.uk" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1155CC;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">a.soltoggio@lboro.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Web: </span><a href="http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/compsci/staff/dr-andrea-soltoggio.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1155CC;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/compsci/staff/dr-andrea-soltoggio.html</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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