The computer & the brain [electronic resource] / John von Neumann ; foreword by Ray Kurzweil.
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| Language: | English |
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New Haven, Conn. ; London :
Yale University Press,
2012.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. / |
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Computer and the brain |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
Contents:
- The computer. The analog procedure ; The digital procedure ; Logical control ; Mixed numerical procedures ; Precision ; Characteristics of modern analog machines ; Characteristics of modern digital machines
- The brain. Simplified description of the function of the neuron ; The nature of the nerve impulse ; Stimulation criteria ; The problem of memory within the nervous system ; Digital and analog parts in the nervous system ; Codes and their role in the control of the functioning of a machine ; The logical structure of the nervous system ; Nature of the system of notations employed: not digital but statistical ; The language of the brain not the language of mathematics.