Welcome to the Neural Networks Research Group web site.
The group is directed by Prof. Risto Miikkulainen and is located at the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin.
Neuroevolution Review Published in Science
2/14/2025
A review article on Neuroevolution Insights into Biological Neural Computation came out in Science today, accompanied by a number of demos and other online resources. The review focuses on how Neuroevolution can provide insight into Neuroscience, including why certain neural circuits exist, how evolution works synergetically with learning, how constraints in the environment shape the circuits and behavior, and how behavior can be understood in the evolutionary context. It further proposes evolution of language as a challenge that may be addressed by neuroevolution in the near future. The main points are summarized in this blog post and this YouTube video.