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ARXIV:2604.02972 · LLM REASONING · SUBMITTED 06 APR · 20:12 UTC · FRESHNESS UNKNOWN
ARXIV:2604.02972LLM REASONINGSUBMITTED 06 APR · 20:12 UTCFRESHNESS UNKNOWNHaonan Dong · Kehan Jiang · Haoran Ye · Wenhao Zhu · Zhaolu Kang · Guojie Song · arXiv
A framework that makes large reasoning models explainable and controllable by identifying and correcting specific neuron-level failure modes, improving performance and reducing costs.
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A framework that makes large reasoning models explainable and controllable by identifying and correcting specific neuron-level failure modes, improving performance and reducing costs. However, closer scrutiny reveals persistent failure modes compromising performance and cost:…
Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) have recently achieved remarkable success in complex reasoning tasks. However, closer scrutiny reveals persistent failure modes compromising performance and cost: I) Intra-step level, marked by calculation or derivation errors; II)…
ScienceToStartup currently rates this 7.0/10 on the public viability pass. Extensive evaluations across six benchmarks, six backbone models (8B~70B) against nine competitive baselines, demonstrate that NeuReasoner achieves performance gains of up to 27.0% while…
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10.48550/arXiv.2604.02972A framework that makes large reasoning models explainable and controllable by identifying and correcting specific neuron-level failure modes, improving performance and reducing costs.
Abstract
Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) have recently achieved remarkable success in complex reasoning tasks. However, closer scrutiny reveals persistent failure modes compromising performance and cost: I) Intra-step level, marked by calculation or derivation errors; II) Inter-step level, involving oscillation and stagnation; and III) Instance level, causing maladaptive over-thinking. Existing endeavors target isolated levels without unification, while their black-box nature and reliance on RL hinder explainability and controllability. To bridge these gaps, we conduct an in-depth white-box analysis, identifying key neurons (Mixture of Neurons, MoN) and their fluctuation patterns associated with distinct failures. Building upon these insights, we propose NeuReasoner, an explainable, controllable, and unified reasoning framework driven by MoN. Technically, NeuReasoner integrates lightweight MLPs for failure detection with a special token-triggered self-correction mechanism learned via SFT. During inference, special tokens are inserted upon failure detection to actuate controllable remedial behaviors. Extensive evaluations across six benchmarks, six backbone models (8B~70B) against nine competitive baselines, demonstrate that NeuReasoner achieves performance gains of up to 27.0% while reducing token consumption by 19.6% ~ 63.3%.
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A framework that makes large reasoning models explainable and controllable by identifying and correcting specific neuron-level failure modes, improving performance and reducing costs. However, closer scrutiny reveals persistent failure modes compromising performance and cost: I)...
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Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) have recently achieved remarkable success in complex reasoning tasks. However, closer scrutiny reveals persistent failure modes compromising performance and cost: I) Intra-step level, marked by calculation or derivation errors; II) Inter-step level,...
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ScienceToStartup currently rates this 7.0/10 on the public viability pass. Extensive evaluations across six benchmarks, six backbone models (8B~70B) against nine competitive baselines, demonstrate that NeuReasoner achieves performance gains of up to 27.0% while reducing token co...
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A framework that makes large reasoning models explainable and controllable by identifying and correcting specific neuron-level failure modes, improving performance and reducing costs. However, closer scrutiny reveals persistent failure modes compromising performance and cost: I) Intra-step level, marked by calculation or derivation errors; II) Inter-step level, involving oscillation and stagnation; and III) Instance level, causing maladaptive over-thinking.
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Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) have recently achieved remarkable success in complex reasoning tasks. However, closer scrutiny reveals persistent failure modes compromising performance and cost: I) Intra-step level, marked by calculation or derivation errors; II) Inter-step level, involving oscillation and stagnation; and III) Instance level, causing maladaptive over-thinking.
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ScienceToStartup currently rates this 7.0/10 on the public viability pass. Extensive evaluations across six benchmarks, six backbone models (8B~70B) against nine competitive baselines, demonstrate that NeuReasoner achieves performance gains of up to 27.0% while reducing token consumption by 19.6% ~ 63.3%. Code availability is flagged in the production record; the public repository link still needs proof alignment.
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LLM Reasoning moved forward this cycle; last verified April 2026. Public score 7.0/10. Production flags indicate code availability.
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