The Mind within the Net: Models of Learning, Thinking, and Acting

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Summary: Reaffirms a new era - outstanding
Review: As a psychiatrist who is concerned about reconciling psychoanalytic and neurophysiologic perspectives, this book provides a substantial foundation to this endeavor. I find the book notably helpful in teaching analytic and psychodynamic approaches to new psychiatrists. It begins to suggest a new discourse through which clinical practice may be described. I am thankful that we have this book and look forward to more work by Manfred Spitzer.

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Summary: Excellent!
Review: I have had difficulty getting a good understanding of neural networks from other books which are heavily based in math. Everything in this book was very easy to absorb and the quality of the content puts most books to shame. The way the author connects neural network models to real life situations is excellent. This book is a must have for anyone doing anything with neural networks.

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Summary: A great book about models of the brain and psychiatry
Review: This is one of those precious books I love for their clarity and density of real information. The author is a psychiatrist and a neuromimetic model enthusiast who tries to communicate his enthusiasm to the reader. There is no mistake when it is about things I know well (I am more into statistical learning than biology), even when the author simplifies the topic to make it understandable to the non-specialist. The figures also are neat and clear. A great book.