Machines that Learn From Hints. Machine learning improves significantly by taking advantage of information available from intelligent hints. Anderson, James A., and Edward Rosenfeld, editors. An Oral History of Neural Networks. Interviews with founders of the field of study, including how these scientists from different disciplines became interested in neural networks, and what future developments they see.
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Anderson, James A. 1995. An Introduction to Neural Networks. Covers concepts in biology and psychology that underlie neural network models, and helps students understand brain functioning in terms of computational modeling. Arbib, Michael A., editor. Handbook of Brain Theory and Neural Netwroks.