lyang@sun.uucp (Larry Yang) (11/11/86)
The concept of neural networks is fascinating when I
started reading about it. Coming from combinational
biological sciences/electrical engineering, I find this
to be a unique opportunity to simulate the behavior of
natural organisms. However, the more I study about
neural networks, the less it sounds like what it means.
Does the term "neural network" simply imply a network of
simple analog computing nodes, connected in a simple
"neural" fashion? Or does it really emulate a neuron's
function, like making new connections and unmaking old
connections (i.e., learning and forgetting) and transmitting information
digitally (actually, frequency encoded) and operating on it "analogly".
Is "neural network" just a fancy, grant-catching term, such as
"artificial intelligence" (oooo, I'm gonna get flamed for that... :-)
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