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Minds and Machines: Connectionism and Psychological Modeling
Michael R. W. Dawson
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Description for Minds and Machines: Connectionism and Psychological Modeling
Hardcover. Examines different kinds of models and investigates some of the basic properties of connectionism in the context of synthetic psychology, including accounts of how the internal structure of connectionist networks can be interpreted. This title investigates basic properties of connectionism in the context of synthetic psychology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: JMB; UYQN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 189 x 25. Weight in Grams: 756.
Minds and Machines: Connectionism and Psychological Modeling examines different kinds of models and investigates some of the basic properties of connectionism in the context of synthetic psychology, including detailed accounts of how the internal structure of connectionist networks can be interpreted.
- Introduces connectionist models as tools that are both synthetic and representational and which can be used as the basis for conducting synthetic psychology.
- Includes distinctively varied account of modeling, historical overview of the synthetic approach, and unique perspectives on connectionism.
- Investigates basic properties of connectionism in the context of synthetic psychology, including detailed accounts of how the internal structure can be ... Read more
- Provides supplementary material online at www.bcp.psych.ualberta.ca/~mike/Book2/ which includes free software for conducting connectionist simulations and instructions for building simple robots.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405113489
SKU
V9781405113489
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99-50
About Michael R. W. Dawson
Michael R. W. Dawson is a member of the Department of Psychology and the Biological Computation Project at the University of Alberta, Canada. His primary research interests concern the foundations of cognitive science, learning and representation in connectionist networks, and computational models of motion perception. He is the author of Understanding Cognitive Science (Blackwell Publishers, 1998).
Reviews for Minds and Machines: Connectionism and Psychological Modeling
"In this remarkable book, Dawson refines and develops synthetic psychology – an approach to explaining mental capacities that takes as its inspiration the investigation of simple systems exhibiting emergent behavior. Rich with examples, the book shows with extraordinary clarity how ideas from embodied cognitive science, robotics, artificial life, and connectionism can be combined to shed new light on the workings ... Read more