Artificial Neural Networks with Java: Tools for Building Neural Network Applications

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I. LivshinArtificial Neural Networks with Javahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7368-5_1

1. Learning About Neural Networks

Igor Livshin¹  

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Chicago, IL, USA

 

The human brain consists of billions of interconnected neurons that form a neural network. Each neuron processes a small task, and then it activates the next neurons so that the processing continues. The main property of neural networks is their ability to learn from the surrounding environment. That is how human beings function.

The learning process is distributed throughout the network of neurons by increasing or decreasing synoptic connections so that the more relevant information gets stronger synaptic ...