Collection Alea-Saclay: Monographs and Texts in Statistical Physics

This text is a graduate-level introduction to neural networks, focusing on current theoretical models,
examining what these models can reveal about how the brain functions, and discussing the ramifications
for psychology, artificial intelligence, and the construction of a new generation of intelligent computers.

The book is divided into four parts. The first part gives an account of the anatomy of the central nervous
system, followed by a brief introduction to neurophysiology. The second part is devoted to the dynamics of
neuronal states, and demonstrates how very simple models may stimulate associative memory. The third part
of the book discusses models of learning, including detailed discussions on the limits of memory storage,
methods of learning and their associated models, associativity, and error correction. The final section
of the book reviews possible applications of neural networks in artificial intelligence, expert systems,
optimization problems, and the construction of actual neuronal supercomputers, with the potential for one-
hundred fold increase in speed over contemporary serial machines.

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