Table of Contents:
  • Vectors, matrices, and basic neural computations
  • Recurrent connections and simple neural circuits
  • Forward and recurrent lateral inhibition
  • Covariation learning and auto-associative memory
  • Unsupervised learning and distributed representations
  • Supervised learning and non-uniform representations
  • Reinforcement learning and associative conditioning
  • Information transmission and unsupervised learning
  • Probability estimation and supervised learning
  • Time series learning and nonlinear signal processing
  • Temporal-difference learning and reward prediction
  • Predictor-corrector models and probabilistic inference
  • Simulated evolution and the genetic algorithm
  • Future directions in neural systems modeling.