Introduction to connectionist modelling of cognitive processes / Peter McLeod, Kim Plunkett, and Edmund T. Rolls.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLeod, Peter.

Contributor:

Plunkett, Kim.

Rolls, Edmund T.

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brain--Computer simulation.

Brain.

Connectionism.

Cognition--Computer simulation.

Cognition.

Physical Description:

xv, 388 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 computer disk (3 1/2 in.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

System Details:

System requirements for accompanying computer disk: Macintosh; Windows 95.

digital

optical

text file

Summary:

Connectionism is a way of modeling how the brain uses streams of sensory inputs to understand the world and produce behavior, based on cognitive processes which actually occur. This book describes the principles, and their application to explaining how the brain produces speech, forms memories and recognizes faces, how intellect develops, and how it deteriorates after brain damage. The models range from some well-known classics to others at the frontiers of current research. Also included is a disk with the software for running tlearn, a user-friendly simulator for connectionist modeling of cognitive processes, which will run on either PCs or Macs. Written by leading researchers in their field, this first up-to-date textbook on connectionist modeling, will provide an essential and accessible introduction to the field.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [376]-381) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0198524277

0198524269

OCLC:

37705340