Artificial neural networks (IMAGE) University of California - San Diego Caption Artificial neural networks are computing systems inspired by biological neural networks that constitute animal brains. Like biological models, they can learn (be trained) by processing examples and forming probability associations, then apply that information to other tasks. Credit Neuroscience News Usage Restrictions No restrictions. License Public Domain Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.