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Book Discovering the Brain

    Book Details:
  • Author : National Academy of Sciences
  • Publisher : National Academies Press
  • Release : 1992-01-01
  • ISBN : 0309045290
  • Pages : 195 pages

Download or read book Discovering the Brain written by National Academy of Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brain ... There is no other part of the human anatomy that is so intriguing. How does it develop and function and why does it sometimes, tragically, degenerate? The answers are complex. In Discovering the Brain, science writer Sandra Ackerman cuts through the complexity to bring this vital topic to the public. The 1990s were declared the "Decade of the Brain" by former President Bush, and the neuroscience community responded with a host of new investigations and conferences. Discovering the Brain is based on the Institute of Medicine conference, Decade of the Brain: Frontiers in Neuroscience and Brain Research. Discovering the Brain is a "field guide" to the brainâ€"an easy-to-read discussion of the brain's physical structure and where functions such as language and music appreciation lie. Ackerman examines: How electrical and chemical signals are conveyed in the brain. The mechanisms by which we see, hear, think, and pay attentionâ€"and how a "gut feeling" actually originates in the brain. Learning and memory retention, including parallels to computer memory and what they might tell us about our own mental capacity. Development of the brain throughout the life span, with a look at the aging brain. Ackerman provides an enlightening chapter on the connection between the brain's physical condition and various mental disorders and notes what progress can realistically be made toward the prevention and treatment of stroke and other ailments. Finally, she explores the potential for major advances during the "Decade of the Brain," with a look at medical imaging techniquesâ€"what various technologies can and cannot tell usâ€"and how the public and private sectors can contribute to continued advances in neuroscience. This highly readable volume will provide the public and policymakersâ€"and many scientists as wellâ€"with a helpful guide to understanding the many discoveries that are sure to be announced throughout the "Decade of the Brain."

Book Artificial Cognitive Systems

Download or read book Artificial Cognitive Systems written by David Vernon and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2024-08-20 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise introduction to a complex field, bringing together recent work in cognitive science and cognitive robotics to offer a solid grounding on key issues. This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to the emerging field of artificial cognitive systems. Cognition, both natural and artificial, is about anticipating the need for action and developing the capacity to predict the outcome of those actions. Drawing on artificial intelligence, developmental psychology, and cognitive neuroscience, the field of artificial cognitive systems has as its ultimate goal the creation of computer-based systems that can interact with humans and serve society in a variety of ways. This primer brings together recent work in cognitive science and cognitive robotics to offer readers a solid grounding on key issues. The book first develops a working definition of cognitive systems—broad enough to encompass multiple views of the subject and deep enough to help in the formulation of theories and models. It surveys the cognitivist, emergent, and hybrid paradigms of cognitive science and discusses cognitive architectures derived from them. It then turns to the key issues, with chapters devoted to autonomy, embodiment, learning and development, memory and prospection, knowledge and representation, and social cognition. Ideas are introduced in an intuitive, natural order, with an emphasis on the relationships among ideas and building to an overview of the field. The main text is straightforward and succinct; sidenotes drill deeper on specific topics and provide contextual links to further reading.

Book Artificial Minds

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stan Franklin
  • Publisher : MIT Press
  • Release : 1997
  • ISBN : 9780262561099
  • Pages : 468 pages

Download or read book Artificial Minds written by Stan Franklin and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stan Franklin is the perfect tour guide through the contemporary interdisciplinary matrix of artificial intelligence, cognitive science, cognitive neuroscience, artificial neural networks, artificial life, and robotics that is producing a new paradigm of mind. Along the way, Franklin makes the case for a perspective that rejects a rigid distinction between mind and non-mind in favor of a continuum from less to more mind.

Book Tell Me a Story

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  • Author : Roger C. Schank
  • Publisher : Northwestern University Press
  • Release : 1995
  • ISBN : 9780810113138
  • Pages : 308 pages

Download or read book Tell Me a Story written by Roger C. Schank and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study by an expert on learning and computers, the author argues that artificial intelligence must be based on real human intelligence.

Book Artificial Cognition Architectures

Download or read book Artificial Cognition Architectures written by James Crowder and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this book is to establish the foundation, principles, theory, and concepts that are the backbone of real, autonomous Artificial Intelligence. Presented here are some basic human intelligence concepts framed for Artificial Intelligence systems. These include concepts like Metacognition and Metamemory, along with architectural constructs for Artificial Intelligence versions of human brain functions like the prefrontal cortex. Also presented are possible hardware and software architectures that lend themselves to learning, reasoning, and self-evolution

Book A New System of Logic

Download or read book A New System of Logic written by Samuel Richard Bosanquet and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A New System of Logic  and development of the principles of truth and reasoning  etc

Download or read book A New System of Logic and development of the principles of truth and reasoning etc written by Samuel Richard BOSANQUET and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Bibliotheca Sacra

Download or read book The Bibliotheca Sacra written by and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bibliotheca sacra

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1872
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 816 pages

Download or read book Bibliotheca sacra written by and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Questions and Information Systems

Download or read book Questions and Information Systems written by Thomas W. Lauer and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The design and functioning of an information system improve to the extent that the system can handle the questions people ask. Surprisingly, however, researchers in the cognitive, computer, and information sciences have not thoroughly examined the multitude of relationships between information systems and questions -- both question asking and answering. The purpose of this book is to explicitly examine these relationships. Chapter contributors believe that questions play a central role in the analysis, design, and use of different kinds of natural or artificial information systems such as human cognition, social interaction, communication networks, and intelligent tutoring systems. Their efforts show that data structures and representations need to be organized around the questioning mechanisms in order to achieve a quick retrieval of relevant useful information.

Book Artificial Adaptive Systems Using Auto Contractive Maps

Download or read book Artificial Adaptive Systems Using Auto Contractive Maps written by Paolo Massimo Buscema and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-24 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an introduction to artificial adaptive systems and a general model of the relationships between the data and algorithms used to analyze them. It subsequently describes artificial neural networks as a subclass of artificial adaptive systems, and reports on the backpropagation algorithm, while also identifying an important connection between supervised and unsupervised artificial neural networks. The book’s primary focus is on the auto contractive map, an unsupervised artificial neural network employing a fixed point method versus traditional energy minimization. This is a powerful tool for understanding, associating and transforming data, as demonstrated in the numerous examples presented here. A supervised version of the auto contracting map is also introduced as an outstanding method for recognizing digits and defects. In closing, the book walks the readers through the theory and examples of how the auto contracting map can be used in conjunction with another artificial neural network, the “spin-net,” as a dynamic form of auto-associative memory.

Book Dictionary of National Biography

Download or read book Dictionary of National Biography written by Leslie Stephen and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Go up higher  or  Religion in common life  sermons

Download or read book Go up higher or Religion in common life sermons written by James Freeman Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Dictionary of National Biography  Founded in 1882 by George Smith

Download or read book The Dictionary of National Biography Founded in 1882 by George Smith written by Sir Leslie Stephen and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Dictionary of National Biography

Download or read book The Dictionary of National Biography written by Leslie Stephen and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 1334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Memory Culture

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  • Author : William Walker Atkinson
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1903
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 102 pages

Download or read book Memory Culture written by William Walker Atkinson and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: