1. A method for operating an artificial nervous system, comprising: assigning at least one of a first population of synapses or a first population of artificial neurons of the artificial nervous system to a first group tag, wherein the first group tag is associated with a first set of parameters and at least one of a first synapse type or a first neuron type; assigning at least one of a second population of synapses or a second population of artificial neurons of the artificial nervous system to a second group tag, wherein the second group tag is associated with a second set of parameters and at least one of a second synapse type or a second neuron type; and changing one or more parameters in at least one of the first set of parameters or the second set of parameters causing changing the one or more parameters for at least one of: one or more synapses in at least one of the first population or the second population, or one or more artificial neurons in at least one of the first population or the second population.