Why hierarchy exists in biological networks: New insight will aid development of artificial intelligence
Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 15:40
in Psychology & Sociology
New research explains why so many biological networks, including the human brain (a network of neurons), exhibit a hierarchical structure, and will improve attempts to create artificial intelligence. The study demonstrates this by showing that the evolution of hierarchy -- a simple system of ranking -- in biological networks may arise because of the costs associated with network connections.