collaborators

5 papers

q-bio.NC2026

Spiking neurons as predictive controllers of linear systems

Paolo Agliati, André Urbano, Pablo Lanillos +3

Neurons communicate with downstream systems via sparse and incredibly brief electrical pulses, or spikes. Using these events, they control various targets such as neuromuscular uni…

cs.LG2026

Noise-based reward-modulated learning

Jesús García Fernández, Nasir Ahmad, Marcel van Gerven

The pursuit of energy-efficient and adaptive artificial intelligence (AI) has positioned neuromorphic computing as a promising alternative to conventional computing. However, achie…

cs.LG2025

A Unified Perspective on Optimization in Machine Learning and Neuroscience: From Gradient Descent to Neural Adaptation

Jesús García Fernández, Nasir Ahmad, Marcel van Gerven

Iterative optimization is central to modern artificial intelligence (AI) and provides a crucial framework for understanding adaptive systems. This review provides a unified perspec…

cs.LG2025

Correlations Are Ruining Your Gradient Descent

Nasir Ahmad

Herein the topics of (natural) gradient descent, data decorrelation, and approximate methods for backpropagation are brought into a common discussion. Natural gradient descent illu…

cs.ET2025

Noise-based Local Learning using Stochastic Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

Kees Koenders, Leo Schnitzpan, Fabian Kammerbauer +6

Brain-inspired learning in physical hardware has enormous potential to learn fast at minimal energy expenditure. One of the characteristics of biological learning systems is their…