Apprentices of Wonder: Inside the Neural Network Revolution
"If you want to understand the latest scientific thinking about the relations between mind and brain, meet Allman's Apprentices of Wonder."—Howard Gardner, author of The Mind's New Science: A History of Cognitive Revolution

In the vein of The Soul of a New Machine comes this accessible book on the scientists who are creating startling theories of how the mind works as they forge a kind of artificial intelligence called neural networks—or, the first thinking machines.

"This snappy introduction to the possibilities of the new sciences of connectionism will inform readers why mahy brain scientists are excited—and why the skeptics remain to be persuaded."—Pamela McCorduck, coauthor, with Mitchell Feigenbaum, of The Fifth Generation and author of Machines Who Think and The Universal Machine
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Apprentices of Wonder: Inside the Neural Network Revolution
"If you want to understand the latest scientific thinking about the relations between mind and brain, meet Allman's Apprentices of Wonder."—Howard Gardner, author of The Mind's New Science: A History of Cognitive Revolution

In the vein of The Soul of a New Machine comes this accessible book on the scientists who are creating startling theories of how the mind works as they forge a kind of artificial intelligence called neural networks—or, the first thinking machines.

"This snappy introduction to the possibilities of the new sciences of connectionism will inform readers why mahy brain scientists are excited—and why the skeptics remain to be persuaded."—Pamela McCorduck, coauthor, with Mitchell Feigenbaum, of The Fifth Generation and author of Machines Who Think and The Universal Machine
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Apprentices of Wonder: Inside the Neural Network Revolution

Apprentices of Wonder: Inside the Neural Network Revolution

by William F. Allman
Apprentices of Wonder: Inside the Neural Network Revolution

Apprentices of Wonder: Inside the Neural Network Revolution

by William F. Allman

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"If you want to understand the latest scientific thinking about the relations between mind and brain, meet Allman's Apprentices of Wonder."—Howard Gardner, author of The Mind's New Science: A History of Cognitive Revolution

In the vein of The Soul of a New Machine comes this accessible book on the scientists who are creating startling theories of how the mind works as they forge a kind of artificial intelligence called neural networks—or, the first thinking machines.

"This snappy introduction to the possibilities of the new sciences of connectionism will inform readers why mahy brain scientists are excited—and why the skeptics remain to be persuaded."—Pamela McCorduck, coauthor, with Mitchell Feigenbaum, of The Fifth Generation and author of Machines Who Think and The Universal Machine

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780553349467
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 08/01/1990
Pages: 228
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: From Neuron to Psyche1
Chapter 1Making Up a Mind: The New Connectionist Revolution5
Chapter 2The Puzzle Machine: The Mechanics of Thought17
Chapter 3The Great Divide: Brain Science versus Mind Science39
Chapter 4Wetware: The Anatomy of Memory57
Chapter 5What Makes a Bunch of Neurons so Smart?: The Science of Complexity80
Chapter 6The Self-Taught Computer: Neural Networks Learn to Learn100
Chapter 7Machine Dreams: Putting Neural Nets to Work133
Chapter 8Warriors of Thought: Winning the Hearts of Mind Researchers153
Chapter 9The Prize Pupil: Netalk Learns to Read Aloud177
Epilogue: the Apprentices of Wonder190
Selected References195
General Reading200
Index201
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