title: The recent excitement about neural networks.
abstract: The remarkable properties of some recent computer algorithms for neural networks seemed to promise a fresh approach to understanding the computational properties of the brain. Unfortunately most of these neural nets are unrealistic in important respects.
authors.affiliation: Salk Institute, San Diego, California 92138-9216.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Crick
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory; D008959:Models, Neurological; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*