The Self-Assembling Brain: How Neural Networks Grow Smarter

The Self-Assembling Brain: How Neural Networks Grow Smarter

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  • Create Date：2021-05-23 09:30:56
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Peter Robin Hiesinger
  • ISBN：B08MVG2619
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Nevsh ，

This book provides a fascinating comparison of biological brains with artificial intelligence。 The key argument is this: in biology， brains grow based on genes and are already smart before they start learning。 By contrast， artificial neural networks are designed， not grown， and start out with random connections - they get smart through learning alone。The author first tells the history of both fields， which is alone worth the entire book。 But then it gets interesting: there are four scientists ha This book provides a fascinating comparison of biological brains with artificial intelligence。 The key argument is this: in biology， brains grow based on genes and are already smart before they start learning。 By contrast， artificial neural networks are designed， not grown， and start out with random connections - they get smart through learning alone。The author first tells the history of both fields， which is alone worth the entire book。 But then it gets interesting: there are four scientists having arguments inbetween the chapters。 There is the neuroscientist and the artificial intelligence scientist and even a robotics engineer - and they seem to agree on rather little。 The discussion is very much up to date - all the newest neurobiology approaches and artificial intelligence developments are in there， but it doesn't get lost in the detail。The book is accessible， but it is not a light read。 I went back to the chapter on the historic roots several times to make sense of current ideas。 I had just read Jeff Hawkins' 'A Thousand Brains' and wondered how there the idea still seems to be to design a neural network without genes， and without development。 The Self-Assembling Brain provides a different idea that includes the intelligence of butterflies and humans alike， based on developmental growth of neural networks。 A basic and important concept。 And a book that provides a lot of information， so you can make up your own mind。 。。。more

Sansar Sharma ，

This is an excellent read with the author consistently pounding the “algorithmic description” as a fundamental concept to explain developmental neurobiology while staying away from all new cell and molecular developmental neurobiology。 At first reading， I came up with at least a half dozen new experiments to exploit the concept and give it new teeth， wishing all the while that I were 20 years younger to pursue them。 The essays about Artificial intelligence are close to what it seems today。 I rer This is an excellent read with the author consistently pounding the “algorithmic description” as a fundamental concept to explain developmental neurobiology while staying away from all new cell and molecular developmental neurobiology。 At first reading， I came up with at least a half dozen new experiments to exploit the concept and give it new teeth， wishing all the while that I were 20 years younger to pursue them。 The essays about Artificial intelligence are close to what it seems today。 I reread the chapter on “Deeply engraved worship of tidy looking dichotomies。” The author’s comments were well constrained in providing information about Sperry’s dogmas。 Bravo。 Any well-read student of developmental neurobiology will get the message clearly。 What I marvel about the book is the author’s intrusions into the philosophy at times -- absolute gems。The last paragraph of the introduction is rather important。 I do envision heated discussion amongst developmental neurobiologists。Readers must refresh their memories by reading older literature to partake in the discussion。 The book includes excellent discussion points for graduate student courses。I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and look forward to the critique and evaluation of the concept。 Excellent job。Sansar Sharma New York Medical CollegeValhalla ，N。Y。The Self-Assembling Brain: How Neural Networks Grow Smarter 。。。more