The Brain-Shaped Mind

A Neural-Network View: What the Brain Can Tell Us about the Mind

Naomi Goldblum

136 pages, parution le 29/10/2001

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Résumé

Will brain scientists ever be able to read our minds? Why are some things harder to remember than others? Based on recent brain research and neural network modelling, The Brain-Shaped Mind addresses these, and other, questions, and provides a clear account of how the structure of the brain influences the workings of the mind. Neuroscientists are now learning about our minds by examining how the neurones in the brain are connected with one another and the surrounding environment. This book explores how neural networks enable us to recognise objects and learn new things, and what happens when things go wrong. The reader is taken on a fascinating journey into what is arguably one of the most complicated and remarkable aspects of our lives.

Contents

Preface
Figure permissions and acknowledgments
1 Introduction 1
2 What the brain cannot tell us about the mind 12
3 How neurons form networks 21
4 Theories and models of how the mind functions 30
5 What are connectionist networks? 40
6 How our networks learn 54
7 Connecting the networks: how different things are related 66
8 Evidence for connectionist models 75
9 Two different types of memory 87
10 Coping with disaster 95
11 Practical implications 108
12 Criticism of connectionist theory 116
Annotated references and suggested readings 129
Index 135

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Naomi Goldblum
Parution	29/10/2001
Nb. de pages	136
Format	15 x 22,8
Couverture	Broché
Poids	260g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521000949
ISBN13	978-0-521-00094-9