neural networks

1. A computer system that is designed to mimic the human brain or some other biological system in its functioning. They were developed to deal with problems, such as pattern recognition, that the brain does well but that traditional computer systems cannot handle easily.

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Researchers can use this virtual cortex to study how neurological disorders form, how brain waves contribute to attention, and how seizures move through neural networks.

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Earlier models were “dense”: Every time they received a prompt, a substantial portion of the nodes within their neural networks had to be activated to answer it.

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They might serve as a metaphor for highways, or neural networks indicating the reach of human imagination.

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Seen from above, meandering rivers resemble vascular systems or neural networks.

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Zmigrod suggests that we can change our neural networks and become more open to difference simply by observing our inclinations to go along with or resist authority.

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