# Learning with Chemical versus Electrical Synapses -- Does it Make a Difference?. (arXiv:2401.08602v1 [cs.NE])


Bio-inspired neural networks have the potential to advance our understanding of
neural computation and improve the state-of-the-art of AI systems. Bio-
electrical synapses directly transmit neural signals, by enabling fast current
flow between neurons. In contrast, bio-chemical synapses transmit neural signals
indirectly, through neurotransmitters. Prior work showed that interpretable
dynamics for complex robotic control, can be achieved by using chemical
synapses, within a sparse, bio-inspired architecture, called Neural Circuit
Policies (NCPs). However, a comparison of these two synaptic models, within the
same architecture, remains an unexplored area. In this work we aim to determine
the impact of using chemical synapses compared

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