The purpose of this book is to develop neural nets as a strong theory for both brains and machines. The theory is developed in close correlation with the biology of the neuron and the properties of human reasoning. This approach implies the following: - Updating the biology of the artificialneuron. The neurosciences have experienced a tremendous development in the last 50 years. One of the main purposes of the present work is toincorporate this knowledge into a strong model of the artificial neuron. Particular attention is devoted to formalizing the complex chemical processes at the synaptic level. This formal language supports both symbolicreasoning and uncertainty processing. - Investigating the properties of expert reasoning. This kind of reasoning is approximate, partial and non-monotonic, and therefore requires special mathematical tools for its formalization, such as fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic. Three different intelligent systems developed with this technology are presented and discussed.

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Book Title: Neural Nets
Book Subtitle: A Theory for Brains and Machines
Authors: Armando Freitas Rocha
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-55949-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1992
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-55949-8Published: 12 October 1992
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-47317-6Published: 30 June 2005
Series ISSN: 0302-9743
Series E-ISSN: 1611-3349
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 398
Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Neurosciences, Complexity, Computer Appl. in Life Sciences, Computation by Abstract Devices, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics

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