Biology-based brain model matches animals in learning, enables new discovery

MIT News | Jan. 22, 2026, 5 p.m. | Original
New “biomimetic” model of brain circuits and function at multiple scales produced naturalistic dynamics and learning, and even identified curious behavior by some neurons.
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