Connectionism and dynamic systems: Are they really different?

Developmental Science

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 378-391

  Thelen, Esther ^a   Bates, Elizabeth ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0041361699     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00294     Document Type: Review

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