How We Know
Nobel Conference XX
by Gerald M. Edelman ; Nobel Conference 1984 Gustavus Adolphus College) ; Michael G. Shafto
ISBN: 006250777X
ISBN-13: 9780062507778
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Harpercollins Published date: 1986 Edition: 1th edition Pages: 171
Publisher's Notes
Essays discuss the human brain, memory, learning, computer models of education, artificial intelligence, and religious and scientific views of human nature.
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Nobel Conference 1984 (Gustavus Adolphus College)
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How We Know: Nobel Conference XX
Nobel Conference 1984 Gustavus Adolphus College); Edelman, Gerald M.; Shafto, Michael
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