I agree with this, I should have been more specific, I really meant it from the researchers perspective, they are trying to make NN's that more closely model th

I agree with this, I should have been more specific, I really meant it from the researchers perspective, they are trying to make NN's that more closely model the brain for their brain research, not for AGI, so in that regard, the research was looking at how constraints affect learning, and whether applying constraints might result in a network that more closely mirrors brain activity, for AI purposes, we want smart machines, not necessarily a model of the brain with all it's additional functions aside from 'intelligence' :)