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From: artzi@cpsvax.cps.msu.edu (Ytshak Artzi - CPS)
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Subject: Probabilistic Logic Nodes  (PLN)
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Date: 12 Feb 89 20:54:42 GMT
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   I read a very interesting paper by I. Aleksander, Department of
Computing, Imperial College of Science and Tech., London:

     "Logical Connectionist Systems".

    He shows a neuron model called PLN (Probabilistic Logic Node). If,
by chance anyone else has read this paper (or knows the subject) maybe
they can answer some questions (or comments):

    1. Is there any research being made on the relationship between
        Neural Nets and Probabilistic Automata ?

    2. Is there anyone else making research on PLNs ?

    3. Has anyone tried to simulate PLN (in software) ?
       (I do)

 The above mentioned article can be found in "Neural Comnputers", NATO
ASI Series, Series F:Comp and Sys Sci, vol. 41

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