Publisher's Synopsis
The combination of symbolist (artificial intelligence) and connectionist (neural network) techniques in hybrid systems is a subject of growing interest. In this book, Peter Churcher discusses the philosophical and scientific bases of hybrid systems, and explains how they can be used. He shows how such systems are developed, stressing the need to ensure that there is complementaray between artificial intelligence and neural computing elements. The final chapter in the book is devoted to descriptions of the hybrid tools currently available.;This book should be of interest to all those working in artificial intelligence and neural computing, and to those considering the potential advantages of hybrid ststems. It should also be of interest to students, researchers, practitioners working in neural computing, artificial intelligence and cognitive psychology.
