Lidong Wang^1,, Cheryl Ann Alexander²

Brain science and brain-inspired artificial intelligence have been very significant areas. They have a wide range of applications including military and defense, intelligent manufacturing, business intelligence and management, medical service and healthcare, etc. Many countries have launched national brain-related projects to increase the national interests and capability in the competitive global world. In this paper, we introduce some concepts, principles, and emerging technologies of brain science and brain-inspired artificial intelligence; present their advances and trends; and outline some challenges in brain-inspired computing and computation based on spiking-neural-networks (SNNs). Specifically, the advances and trends cover brain-inspired computing, neuromorphic computing systems, and multi-scale brain simulation, brain association graph, brainnetome and the connectome, brain imaging, brain-inspired chips and brain-inspired devices, brain-computer interface (BCI) and brain-machine interface (BMI), brain-inspired robotics and applications, quantum robots, and cyborg (human-machine hybrids).

brain science, brain-inspired artificial intelligence, brain-inspired computing, brain association graph, brainnetome, brain imaging, brain-inspired chip, brain-computer interface, brain-inspired robot, cyborg