Hands-on Deep Learning: A Guide to Deep Learning with Projects and Applications

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H. BhasinHands-on Deep Learninghttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-1035-0_2

2. Introduction to Deep Learning

Harsh Bhasin¹  

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Faridabad, Haryana, India

 

Neurons

The study of how the brain works has fascinated scientists for long. This fascination got the wings with the advent of histology, unveiling how neurons are organized. The neuron doctrine states that the nervous system comprises independent neurons. However, earlier it was widely believed that the nervous system consists of a single continuous network, a theory proposed by Joseph von Gerlach and propounded by Camillo Golgi. Golgi also invented a staining technique that helped prove this theory wrong. ...