Brain Computation as Hierarchical Abstraction.
Title:
Brain Computation as Hierarchical Abstraction.
Author:
Ballard, Dana H.
ISBN:
9780262323819
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (457 pages)
Series:
Computational Neuroscience Ser.
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Setting the Stage -- 1 Brain Computation -- 2 Brain Overview -- II Neurons, Circuits, and Subsystems -- 3 Neurons and Circuits -- 4 Cortical Memory -- 5 Programs via Reinforcement -- Part III Embodiment of Behavior -- 6 Sensory-Motor Routines -- 7 Motor Routines -- 8 Operating System -- Part IV Awareness -- 9 Decision Making -- 10 Emotions -- 11 Consciousness -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Series.
Abstract:
An argument that the complexities of brain function can be understood hierarchically, in terms of different levels of abstraction, as silicon computing is.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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