General information theory: Some macroscopic dynamics of the human thinking systems

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 34, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 275-290

  Thow Yick, Liang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BRAIN; INFORMATION SCIENCE; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

HUMAN THINKING SYSTEMS; MACROSCOPIC DYNAMICS;

INFORMATION THEORY;

EID: 0032020827     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4573(97)00069-1     Document Type: Article

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