kerce@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Kingsley F. Kerce) (05/25/90)
I'm currently scanning the literature for ANN/GA/evolutionary system hybrids. Glancing through G. Edelman's _Neural Darwinism_ revealed text that may take a while to absorb. I'd be grateful if anyone could provide a brief synopsis of Edelman's theories and results so that I may judge the worth of investing precious reading time. Thanks, -- Kingsley Kerce USnail: Dept. of Computer Sci. (or Dept. of Psych.) Email: kerce@nu.cs.fsu.edu Florida State University Work Phone: (904) 644-5436 Tallahassee, FL 32306
martin@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (david l. martin) (05/31/90)
In article <KERCE.90May24220154@nu.cs.fsu.edu> kerce@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Kingsley F. Kerce) writes: >I'm currently scanning the literature for ANN/GA/evolutionary system >hybrids. Glancing through G. Edelman's _Neural Darwinism_ revealed >text that may take a while to absorb. I'd be grateful if anyone could >provide a brief synopsis of Edelman's theories and results so that I >may judge the worth of investing precious reading time. Recently there was has been some discussion of Edelman's works on comp.ai. Steve Smoliar was kind enough to point us to a review he wrote of _Neural Darwinism_, which does give an overview and helps to provide some perspective on Edelman's theories. I found the review to be quite helpful. It's in AI magazine, May 1989, v. 39 #1. I would also be interested in hearing of other synopses or reviews of Edelman's work, including his most recent book _Consciousness: The Remembered Present_. David Martin U.C.L.A.
wcalvin@milton.acs.washington.edu (William Calvin) (06/01/90)
I did the review of Edelman's NEURAL DARWINISM which appeared in SCIENCE on 26 June 1988. Takes twice as long to read as it ought to, but it is an important book for anyone interested in the development of nervous systems, how they self-organize, how experience can shape up committees. But Darwinism it isn't (in the examples he gives) as there is only a initial injection of randomness (initial conditions) rather than the back-and-forth "Darwinian Two-Step" dance of randomness-then-shaping, randomness-then-shaping some more, etc. William H. Calvin Univ. of Washington wcalvin@well.sf.ca.us Biology NJ-15 wcalvin@u.washington.edu Seattle WA 98195 206/328-1192 206/543-1648
kerce@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Kingsley F. Kerce) (06/01/90)
In article <35821@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> martin@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (david l. martin) writes: >Recently there was has been some discussion of Edelman's works on comp.ai. >Steve Smoliar was kind enough to point us to a review he wrote of >_Neural Darwinism_, which does give an overview and helps to provide some >perspective on Edelman's theories. I found the review to be quite helpful. >It's in AI magazine, May 1989, v. 39 #1. >David Martin >U.C.L.A. Just a quick note to stifle confusion...the AI magazine aforementioned is _not_ the one published by the AAAI. The AI publication in which the review did appear is simply named Artificial Intelligence (a journal, perhaps?). I will soon post a summary of responses to my query. -- Kingsley Kerce USnail: Dept. of Computer Sci. (or Dept. of Psych.) Email: kerce@nu.cs.fsu.edu Florida State University Work Phone: (904) 644-5436 Tallahassee, FL 32306
eliot@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Eliot Handelman) (06/06/90)
There is an excellent review of ND -- actually an exegesis -- by Francis Crick, appearing in "Trends in Neuroscience," Vol. 12, No. 7, 1989, pp. 240-247. --eliot