neural networks

Cultural  

1. A computer system that is designed to mimic the human brain or some other biological system in its functioning. They were developed to deal with problems, such as pattern recognition, that the brain does well but that traditional computer systems cannot handle easily.

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Example Sentences

“Logic and neural networks are two threads tracing their way back through time, each corresponding to a different way of thinking about the mind,” Mr. Griffiths writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

For years, neuromorphic systems were mainly viewed as tools for pattern recognition or for speeding up artificial neural networks.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

They repeatedly adjusted these designs to create dozens of different artificial neural networks.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026

As Zoe, one of the protagonists, notes early on, her interest in a particular professor’s work stems from his success in “using AI neural networks to understand biological neural networks and the processes of thinking.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

For more than 2 million years, human neural networks kept growing and growing, but apart from some flint knives and pointed sticks, humans had precious little to show for it.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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