An Introduction to Neural Networks (Paperback)

by James A. Anderson (Author)

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About the Author
James A. Anderson is Professor and Chair of the Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences Department at Brown University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 666 pages
• Publisher: The MIT Press (March 16, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262510812
• ISBN-13: 978-0262510813
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,256,586 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Neural Net Introduction!, July 30, 1998

By	Joel Parker Henderson (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: An Introduction to Neural Networks (Hardcover)

This is one of the best books I have ever read. It introduces neural networks, with a strong emphasis on biological plausibility. For example, the book compares the visual systems of simple animals with neural network feature extraction. Anderson moves effectively among evolutionary biology, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and behavioral psychology. His insights are important, clear, and often funny as well. The book gently introduces source code for implementing the various neural networks that he describes.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Introductory Book!, May 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: An Introduction to Neural Networks (Hardcover)

I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to learn about neural networks. It starts with a good overview of the biological basis that will be appropriate for the engineering student. The author is witty and appropriately cynical.

18 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Practical, November 13, 2004

By	Steven A. Fletcher - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There's nothing really wrong with this book - it's just not useful for someone wanting to actually program a neural network system.

I read all sorts of stuff about the nervous systems in horseshoe crabs, but I don't find myself able to do anything with neural networks. Therefore, I'm scouring the Internet to find some source code examples or a tutorial of some kind.

If you want to know miscellaneous information about neural networks, go ahead and buy the book. But if you actually want to construct neural networks, buy something else.