A '''modular neural network''' is aan [[artificial neural network]] characterized by a series of independent neural networks moderated by some intermediary. Each independent neural network serves as a module and operates on separate inputs to accomplish some subtask of the task the network hopes to perform.<ref name="Azom, 2000">(Azam, 2000)</ref> The intermediary takes the outputs of each module and processes them to produce the output of the network as a whole. The intermediary only accepts the modules’ outputs—it does not respond to, nor otherwise signal, the modules. As well, the modules do not interact with each other.
