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An edition of The computer and the brain (1958)

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This second edition has a foreword by Churchland & Churchland (c) 2000

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Yale Nota Bene
Language
English
Pages
82

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Subjects
Nervous system, Computers, Cybernetics, Ciencia Da Computacao Ou Informatica, Cybernétique, Sistemas De Computacao, Cerveau, Système nerveux, Engenharia Biomedica, Sistema Nervoso Central, Brain, Informatique, Ordinateurs, Ordinateurs neuronaux, Physiology, Neurale netwerken, Automatic Data Processing
People
John von Neumann, Alan Turing
Times
1956
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Computer and the Brain
2012, Yale University Press
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Computer and the Brain
2012, Yale University Press
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The computer and the brain
2012, Yale University Press
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The Computer and the Brain: Second Edition (Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman Memorial Lectures)
July 11, 2000, Yale University Press
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The computer and the brain.
1963, Yale University Press
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The computer and the brain
1958, London, Yale University Press
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Cover of: The computer and the brain.
The computer and the brain.
1958, Yale University Press
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Cover of: The computer and the brain.
The computer and the brain.
1958, Yale U.P.
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Cover of: The Computer and the Brain
The Computer and the Brain
Jun 01, 1958, Yale Univ Pr
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The computer and the brain
1958, Yale Literary Magazine
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Table of Contents

Contents. Page vii
Foreword to the Second Edition. Page xi
Preface, by Klara von Neumann. Page xxiii
Introduction. Page 1 PART 1. THE COMPUTER Page 3 The Analog Procedure Page 3 The Conventional Basic Operations Page 4
Unusual Basic Operations 4
The Digital Procedure Page 6 Markers, Their Combinations and Embodiments Page 6 Digital Machine Types and Their Basic Components Page 7 Parallel and Serial Schemes Page 8 The Conventional Basic Operations Page 8 Logical Control Page 11 Plugged Control Page 12 Logical Tape Control Page 12 The Principle of Only One Organ for Each Basic Operation Page 13 The Consequent Need for a Special Memory Organ Page 14 Control by ``Control Sequence'' Points Page 14 Memory-Stored Control Page 17 Modus Operandi of the Memory-Stored Control Page 19 Mixed Forms of Control Page 20 Mixed Numerical Procedures Page 22 Mixed Representations of Numbers. Machines Built on This Basis Page 22 Precision Page 24 Reasons for the High (Digital) Precision Requirements Page 26 Characteristics of Modern Analog Machines Page 28 Characteristics of Modern Digital Machines Page 29 Active Components; Questions of Speed Page 30 Number of Active Components Required Page 30 Memory Organs. Access Times and Memory Capacities Page 31 Memory Registers Built from Active Organs Page 32 The Hierarchic Principle for Memory Organs Page 33 Memory Components; Questions of Access Page 34 Complexities of the Concept of Access Time Page 36 The Principle of Direct Addressing Page 37 PART 2. THE BRAIN Page 39 Simplified Description of the Function of the Neuron Page 39 The Nature of the Nerve Impulse Page 40 The Process of Stimulation Page 42 The Mechanism of Stimulating Pulses by Pulses; Its Digital Character Page 43 Time Characteristics of Nerve Response, Fatigue, and Recovery Page 44 Size of Neuron. Comparisons with Artificial Components Page 47 Energy Dissipation. Comparisons with Artificial Components Page 49 Summary of Comparisons Page 50 Stimulation Criteria Page 52 The Simplest-Elementary Logical Page 52 More Complicated Stimulation Criteria Page 53 The Threshold Page 55 The Summation Time Page 55 Stimulation Criteria for Receptors Page 56 The Problem of Memory within the Nervous System Page 60 Principles for Estimating the Capacity of the Memory in the Nervous System Page 61 Memory Capacity Estimates with These Stipulations Page 63 Various Possible Physical Embodiments of the Memory Page 64 Analogies with Artificial Computing Machines Page 66 The Underlying Componentry of the Memory Need Not Be the Same as That of the Basic Active Organs Page 66 Digital and Analog Parts in the Nervous System Page 68 Role of the Genetic Mechanism in the Above Context Page 69 Codes and Their Role in the Control of the Functioning of a Machine Page 70 The Concept of a Complete Code Page 70 The Concept of a Short Code Page 71 The Function of a Short Code Page 72 The Logical Structure of the Nervous System Page 74 Importance of the Numerical Procedures Page 74 Interaction of Numerical Procedures with Logic Page 75 Reasons for Expecting High Precision Requirements Page 75 Nature of the System of Notations Employed: Not Digital but Statistical Page 76 Arithmetical Deterioration. Roles of Arithmetical and Logical Depths Page 78 Arithmetical Precision or Logical Reliability, Alternatives Page 79 Other Statistical Traits of the Message System That Could Be Used Page 80 The Language of the Brain Not the Language of Mathematics Page 80

Edition Notes

Series
Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman memorial lectures
Copyright Date
1986

Classifications

Library of Congress
QA76 .V6 2000, QA76 .V6 2000, QA76.V6 2000

Contributors

Foreword
Paul M. Churchland
Foreword
Patricia S. Churchland

The Physical Object

Format
Softcover
Pagination
xxviii, 82 p.
Number of pages
82

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OL18155536M
Internet Archive
computerbrain0000vonn
ISBN 10
0300084730
LCCN
00026937
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90488
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358880

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