Neural Computing

Theory and Practice

Philip D. Wasserman
ANZA Research, Inc.

Technische Hochschuie Darmstadt

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 Contents

Preface v ii

Introduction 1

1. Fundamentals of Artificial Neural Networks 11

2. Perceptrons 27

3. Backpropagation 43

4. Counterpropagation Networks 61

5. Statistical Methods 77

6. Hopfield Nets 93

7. Bidirectional Associative Memories 113

8. Adaptive Resonance Theory 127

9. Optical Neural Networks 151

10. The Cognitron and Neocognitron 167

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Appendix A: The Biological Neural Network 189

Appendix B: Vector and Matrix Operations 201

Appendix C: Training Algorithms 211

Index 223