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From: wcalvin@well.UUCP (William Calvin)
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Subject: Re: Neural Networks - Pointers to good texts?
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Best book on neural networks is THE CRUSTACEAN STOMATOGASTRIC GANGLION by
Selverston and Moulins (Springer 1987).  If you mean neural-like networks,
try the Rumelhart et al PARALLEL DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING (MIT Press 1986).
	We brain researchers sure get tired of hearing neural-like networks
referred to as "neural networks", an established subject for 25 years since
the days of Limulus lateral inhibition.  Calling silicon networks "neural" is
about like the hype in the early days when every digital computer was 
called a "brain" by the media.
		William H. Calvin
		University of Washington NJ-15, Seattle WA 98195
			wcalvin@well.uucp   wcalvin@uwalocke.bitnet