Research involving some sort of combination of Genetic Algorithms(GAs) and Artificial Neural Networks(ANNs) has attracted a lot of attention recently. Some current work combining GAs and ANNs can be divided into two broad categories:supportive combinations
which typically involve using a genetic algorithm to select training data and to interpret the output behavior of neural networks; collaborative combinatoins
which typically involve using the GA to determine the neural network weights or the network topology or both. This article presents a review of the state of the art and research prospects in this area.