(Physio)logical circuits: The intellectual origins of the Mcculloch-Pitts neural networks

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-25

  Abraham, Tara H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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ART; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BRAIN; HISTORY; MATHEMATICS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHIATRY; UNITED STATES;

BIOLOGY; BRAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; MATHEMATICS; NERVE NET; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICS; PORTRAITS; PSYCHIATRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036886141     PISSN: 00225061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhbs.1094     Document Type: Review

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