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The First Computational Theory of Mind and Brain: A Close Look at Mcculloch and Pitts's “Logical Calculus of Ideas Immanent in Nervous Activity”

Piccinini, Gualtiero·2004·Synthese
DOI 10.1023/b:synt.0000043018.52445.3e
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  1. Arbib, M. A.: 1989, 'Comments on “A Logical Calculus of the Ideas Immanent in Nervous Activity”, in R. McCulloch (ed.), COLLECTED WORKS OF WARREN S. MCCULLOCH, Intersystems, Salinas, CA, pp. 341–342.
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Authors
Piccinini, G.
Affiliations
Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Corresponding author
Piccinini, Gualtiero
ORCID
Piccinini, Gualtiero
Venue
Synthese
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2004-08
Volume
141
Issue
2
Pages
175-215
ISSN
  • 0039-7857 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-0964
DOI
10.1023/b:synt.0000043018.52445.3e
OpenAlex
W2046606639
Cited by
215
References
82
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 6 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 4
FWCI
19.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Cybernetics and Technology in Society
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurology and Historical Studies
Keywords
computational theory of mind, mind-body problem, artificial neural networks, finite automata, digital circuit design, history of artificial intelligence, history of neuroscience, history of computing

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Piccinini, G. (2004). The First Computational Theory of Mind and Brain: A Close Look at Mcculloch and Pitts's “Logical Calculus of Ideas Immanent in Nervous Activity”. Synthese. https://doi.org/10.1023/b%3Asynt.0000043018.52445.3e