arXiv Machine Learning

The Metric Slingshot: Navigational Reuse as Width-Optimal Structural Decoupling in Continual Learning

arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 22

Improving the adaptive and continuous learning capabilities of artificial neural networks: Lessons from multi-neuromodulatory dynamics

The paper investigates how multi‑neuromodulatory dynamics—driven by dopamine, acetylcholine, serotonin, and noradrenaline—can improve artificial neural networks’ continuous adaptive learning and mitigate catastrophic forgetting. It demonstrates that neuromodulators interact across multiple spatial and temporal scales, creating a complex many‑to‑many mapping between neuromodulators and tasks. The authors propose neuromodulation‑aware learning rules, architectural formulations, and a conceptual Go/No‑Go study to illustrate how biologically inspired mechanisms can enhance ANN robustness and adaptability.

By Jie Mei, Alejandro Rodriguez-Garcia, Daigo Takeuchi, Gabriel Wainstein, Nina Hubig, Yalda Mohsenzadeh, Srikanth Ramaswamy
arXiv AI
Jun 17

Dimensionality Controls When Modularity Helps in Continual Learning

arXiv:2606. 17889v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Compositional learning systems must balance plasticity, the ability to acquire new knowledge, with stability, the preservation of previously learned components, especially when tasks share structure and risk interference.

By Kathrin Korte, Christian Medeiros Adriano, Joachim Winther Pedersen, Eleni Nisioti, Sebastian Risi