| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 136 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
What the brain cannot tell us about the mind -- How neurons form networks -- Theories and models of how the mind functions -- What are connectionist networks? -- How our networks learn -- Connecting the networks: how different things are related -- Evidence for connectionist models -- Two different types of memory -- Coping with disaster -- Practical implications -- Criticism of connectionist theory. |
| Summary |
Will brain scientists ever be able to read our minds? Why are some things harder to remember than others? Neural networks are used to address these questions and others, in a clear and informative manner, by examining how the structure of the brain shapes the workings of the mind. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Neuropsychology.
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Neuropsychology. |
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Neural networks (Neurobiology)
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Neural networks (Neurobiology) |
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Brain -- physiology. |
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Mental Processes -- physiology. |
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Cognition -- physiology. |
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Nerve Net -- physiology. |
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Neuropsychology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Goldblum, Naomi, 1944- Brain-shaped mind. Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2001 0521561043 0521000947 (DLC) 2001025608 (OCoLC)46419746 |
| ISBN |
0511017650 (electronic book) |
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9780511017650 (electronic book) |
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0511053460 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511053467 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0511153597 |
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9780511153594 |
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0511116373 (electronic book) |
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9780511116377 (electronic book) |
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0521561043 (hardback) |
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0521000947 (paperback) |
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