From Understanding Computation to Understanding Neural Circuitry
The CNS needs to be understood at four nearly independent levels of description: (1) that at which the nature of computation is expressed; (2) that at which the algorithms that implement a computation are characterized; (3) that at which an algorithm is committed to particular mechanisms; and (4) th...
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| description | The CNS needs to be understood at four nearly independent levels of description: (1) that at which the nature of computation is expressed; (2) that at which the algorithms that implement a computation are characterized; (3) that at which an algorithm is committed to particular mechanisms; and (4) that at which the mechanisms are realized in hardware. In general, the nature of a computation is determined by the problem to be solved, the mechanisms that are used depend upon the available hardware, and the particular algorithms chosen depend on the problem and on the available mechanisms. Examples are given of theories at each level. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/57822019-04-11T04:54:28Z From Understanding Computation to Understanding Neural Circuitry Marr, D. Poggio, T. The CNS needs to be understood at four nearly independent levels of description: (1) that at which the nature of computation is expressed; (2) that at which the algorithms that implement a computation are characterized; (3) that at which an algorithm is committed to particular mechanisms; and (4) that at which the mechanisms are realized in hardware. In general, the nature of a computation is determined by the problem to be solved, the mechanisms that are used depend upon the available hardware, and the particular algorithms chosen depend on the problem and on the available mechanisms. Examples are given of theories at each level. 2004-10-01T20:36:50Z 2004-10-01T20:36:50Z 1976-05-01 AIM-357 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/5782 en_US AIM-357 22 p. 2369917 bytes 1668485 bytes application/postscript application/pdf application/postscript application/pdf |
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| title_full | From Understanding Computation to Understanding Neural Circuitry |
| title_fullStr | From Understanding Computation to Understanding Neural Circuitry |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Understanding Computation to Understanding Neural Circuitry |
| title_short | From Understanding Computation to Understanding Neural Circuitry |
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