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BIOMASSCOMP

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 6088
Amount: $49,999.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1987
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
100 Allentown Pkwy - Ste 211
Allen, TX 75002
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 DR ROBERT L DAWES
 (214) 422-4570
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

NATURAL NEURAL NETWORKS ARE STILL OUR BEST GUIDE TO THE DESIGN PRINCIPLES OF ADAPTIVE, INTELLIGENT COMPUTING ARCHITECTURES. DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF THE MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICAL STRUCTURES THAT MAKE BRAINS WORK WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE, BUT THAT IS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO EXTRACT NATURE'S SECRETS. THIS PROPOSAL USES THE CONCEPT OF RESONANCE AS THE MEANS TO TUNE THE PARAMETERS OF AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL SYSTEM (ANS) SO AS TO MAXIMIZE THE STRUCTURAL SIMILARITY BETWEEN THE ANS AND A NATURAL NETWORK AND TO ACCELERATE THE EVOLUTION OF THE ANS MODEL. THE CONCEPT EXPLOITS THE CONVERGENCE OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS AND NEUROCOMPUTING TECHNOLOGY TO LINK A NATURAL MAMMALIAN NETWORK IN CULTURE TO A TUNABLE ANS.

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