Connectionist Modeling and Brain Function: The Developing Interface

Hanson, Stephen Jose; Olson, Carl R. (editors)

ISBN 10: 0262081938 / ISBN 13: 9780262081931

Published by MIT Press / Bradford, 1990

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MIT Press/Bradford hardcover in dust jacket, 1990, 1st edition, clean/tight, No marks or signs of use, jacket has two small edge tears; (Fine/Near Fine). We will add a custom fitted mylar cover, bubble-wrap the book and ship it in a New BOX NOT a plastic bag like the zombie sellers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Connectionist Modeling and Brain Function: The Developing Interface
• Publisher: MIT Press / Bradford
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262081938
• ISBN 13: 9780262081931
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Bringing together contributions in biology, neuroscience, computer science, physics, and psychology, this book offers a solid tutorial on current research activity in connectionist-inspired biology-based modeling. It describes specific experimental approaches and also confronts general issues related to learning associative memory, and sensorimotor development.

Introductory chapters by editors Hanson and Olson, along with Terrence Sejnowski, Christof Koch, and Patricia S. Churchland, provide an overview of computational neuroscience, establish the distinction between "realistic" brain models and "simplified" brain models, provide specific examples of each, and explain why each approach might be appropriate in a given context.

The remaining chapters are organized so that material on the anatomy and physiology of a specific part of the brain precedes the presentation of modeling studies. The modeling itself ranges from simplified models to more realistic models and provides examples of constraints arising from known brain detail as well as choices modelers face when including or excluding such constraints. There are three sections, each focused on a key area where biology and models have converged.

Stephen Jose Hanson is Member of Technical Staff, Bellcore, and Visiting Faculty, Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University. Carl R. Olson is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology at Princeton Connectionist Modeling and Brain Function is included in the Network Modeling and Connectionism series, edited by Jeffrey Elman.

About the Author

Stephen José Hanson is Professor of Psychology (Newark Campus) and Member of the Cognitive Science Center (New Brunswick Campus) at Rutgers University.