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Crows, Moths, and Makefiles: How 300 Megabytes of Crow DNA Explains Why a 20-Kilobyte Scar File Outsmarts a Terabyte LLM

"Animals are born with highly structured brain connectivity, which enables them to learn very rapidly. Because the genome's capacity is orders of magnitude smaller than the number of synapses, the genome cannot specify the exact wiring diagram directly; instead, it specifies rules through a 'Genomic Bottleneck.'" — Anthony M. Zador…

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SUMO Chains Restrain TDP-43, Prevent Aggregation

"We all came to very similar conclusions after working on these projects for years without knowing of other teams doing the same. I find this fascinating!" said Rousseaux. Stressed Out. SUMO-tagged TDP-43 (purple) clusters in…

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Neuroscience for AI — Ch.07: Chapter 07. Brain Memory and AI Memory [KR]

Volume 44 Neuroscience for AI 기억(Memory)은 하나의 단일한 저장 메커니즘(Storage Mechanism)이 아니라, 생물학적 지능(Biological Intelligence)이 여러 시간 척도(Timescales)에 걸쳐 정보를 보존하고 과거 경험을 현재 행동에 활용하도록 하는 협력적 시스템(Coordinated System)입니다. 뇌는 감각 신호(Sensory Signals)를 지속적으로 받아들이고, 관련 정보를 선택하며, 임시 표상(Temporary Representations)을 유지하고, 장기적인 기억을 형성한 뒤 인식(Perception), 추론(Reasoning), 계획(Planning)…

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