| Connectionism and the Mind: Parallel Processing, Dynamics, and Evolution in Networks Contributor(s): Bechtel (Author), Abrahamsen a., A. (Author), Bechtel, William (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0631207139 ISBN-13: 9780631207139 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons OUR PRICE: $62.32 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: "Connectionism and the Mind" provides a clear and balanced introduction to connectionist networks and explores their theoretical and philosophical implications. As in the first edition, the first few chapters focus on network architecture and offer an accessible treatment of the equations that govern learning and the propagation of activation, including a glossary for reference. The reader is walked step-by-step through such tasks as memory retrieval and prototype formation. The middle chapters pursue the implications of connectionism's focus on pattern recognition and completion as fundamental to cognition. Some proponents of connectionism have emphasized these functions to the point of rejecting any role for linguistically structured representations and rules, resulting in heated debates with advocates of symbol processing accounts of cognition. The coverage of this controversy has been updated and augmented by a new chapter on modular networks. Finally, three new chapters discuss the relation of connectionism to three emerging research programs: dynamical systems theory, artificial life, and cognitive neuroscience. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Networking - General - Computers | Human-computer Interaction (hci) - Science | System Theory |
| Dewey: 004.6 |
| Physical Information: 1.29" H x 6.64" W x 9.74" (1.64 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Connectionism and the Mind provides a clear and balanced introduction to connectionist networks and explores theoretical and philosophical implications. Much of this discussion from the first edition has been updated, and three new chapters have been added on the relation of connectionism to recent work on dynamical systems theory, artificial life, and cognitive neuroscience. Read two of the sample chapters on line: Connectionism and the Dynamical Approach to Cognition: Networks, Robots, and Artificial Life: |