1st Edition

An Introduction to Neural Networks

By Kevin Gurney Copyright 1997
246 Pages
by CRC Press

234 Pages
by CRC Press

Though mathematical ideas underpin the study of neural networks, the author presents the fundamentals without the full mathematical apparatus. All aspects of the field are tackled, including artificial neurons as models of their real counterparts; the geometry of network action in pattern space; gradient descent methods, including back-propagation; associative memory and Hopfield nets; and... Read more
Neural Net - A Preliminary Discussion. The von Neumann Machine and The Symbolic Paradigm. Real Neurons - A Review. Artificial neurons. Non- binary signal communication. Introducing Time. Network Features. Alternative Node Types. Cubic Nodes and Reward. Penalty Training. Drawing Things Together - Some Perspectives.

Biography

Gurney, Kevin