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Abstract

Artificial neural network


By:
Sneha III (I.T) email id:[email protected]
Manoj sreeram II (I.T) email id:[email protected]
An Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is an information-processing paradigm that is inspired
by the way biological nervous systems, such as the brain, process information. The key
element of this paradigm is the novel structure of the information processing system. It is
composed of a large number of highly interconnected processing elements (neurons) working
in unison to solve specific problems. ANNs, like people, learn by example. An ANN is
configured for a specific application, such as pattern recognition or data classification,
through a learning process. Learning in biological systems involves adjustments to the
synaptic connections that exist between the neurons. This is true of ANNs as well. Neural
network simulations appear to be a recent development. However, this field was established
before the advent of computers, and has survived several eras. Many important advances
have been boosted by the use of inexpensive computer emulations. The first artificial neuron
was produced in 1943 by the neurophysiologist Warren McCulloch and the logician Walter
Pitts.

There were some initial simulations using formal logic. McCulloch and Pitts (1943)
developed models of neural networks based on their understanding of neurology. These
models made several assumptions about how neurons worked. Their networks were based on
simple neurons, which were considered to be binary devices with fixed threshold.Not only
was neuroscience, but psychologists and engineers also contributed to the progress of neural
network simulations. Rosenblatt (1958) stirred considerable interest and activity in the field
when he designed and developed the Perceptron. Another system was the ADALINE
(Adaptive Linear Element) which was developed in 1960 by Widrow and Hoff (of Stanford
University). The ADALINE was an analogue electronic device made from simple
components. The method used for learning was different to that of the Perceptron , it
employed the Least-Mean-Squares (LMS) learning rule. Neurally based chips are emerging
and applications to complex problems developing. Clearly, today is a period of transition for
neural network technology.Neural networks, with their remarkable ability to derive meaning
from complicated or imprecise data, can be used to extract patterns and detect trends that are
too complex to be noticed by either humans or other computer techniques.

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