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Fruit Fly Brain Connectome Powers Simulated Locomotion Control

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Researchers have developed a novel Fly-connectomic Graph Model that utilizes the complete brain connectivity of fruit flies to control simulated locomotion. This biologically inspired approach, applied through deep reinforcement learning, demonstrated stable performance and improved sample efficiency compared to existing graph and non-graph methods. The model offers a pathway for designing effective control policies by translating whole-brain wiring principles into actionable architectural priors, enhancing interpretability and advancing the development of nature-aligned intelligent systems. AI

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Fruit Fly Brain Connectome Powers Simulated Locomotion Control

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Zehao Jin, Yaoye Zhu, Chen Zhang, Yanan Sui ·

    Whole-Brain Connectomic Graph Model Enables Whole-Body Locomotion Control in Fruit Fly

    arXiv:2602.17997v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Animals perform coordinated whole-body movements under the control of neural systems shaped by brain-wide connectivity. The mapping of the whole-brain neural connections, or the connectomes, provides a natural graph for modeling…

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