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An edition of The computer and the brain (1958)

The computer and the brain

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

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Publisher
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, Brain [MESH], Artificial Intelligence [MESH]

People

John von Neumann, Alan Turing

Times

1956

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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

Published in
New Haven, CT
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

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL18155536M
ISBN 10
0300084730
LCCN
00026937
OCLC/WorldCat
43561555
LibraryThing
90488
Goodreads
358880

Work Identifiers

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OL1204971W

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