neurocomputer

computer science
Also known as: parallel distributed-information processor

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parallel processing

  • Structure of an information system
    In information processing: Basic concepts

    …contributed to the development of neurocomputers, a new class of parallel, distributed-information processors that mimic the functioning of the human brain, including its capabilities for self-organization and learning. So-called neural networks, which are mathematical models inspired by the neural circuit network of the human brain, are increasingly finding applications in…

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