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An artificial neural network (ANN), often just called a 'neural network' (NN), is a mathematical model or computational model based on biological neural networks. It consists of an interconnected group of artificial neurons and processes information using a connectionist approach to computation. In most cases an ANN is an adaptive system that changes its structure based on external or internal information that flows through the network during the learning phase.

In more practical terms neural networks are non-linear statistical data modeling tools. They can be used to model complex relationships between inputs and outputs or to find patterns in data.

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    • An artificial neural network (ANN), often just called a 'neural network' (NN), is a mathematical model or computational model based on biological neural networks. It consists of an interconnected group of artificial neurons and processes information using a connectionist approach to computation. In most cases an ANN is an adaptive system that changes its structure based on external or internal information that flows through the network during the learning phase.

      In more practical terms neural networks are non-linear statistical data modeling tools. They can be used to model complex relationships between inputs and outputs or to find patterns in data.

      Source: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_neural_network)

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      comp.ai.neural-nets

      Usenet group devoted to neural nets.
      news:comp.ai.neural-nets

      Introduction to Neural Networks

      Our goal is to introduce students to a powerful class of model, the Neural Network. In fact, this is a broad term which includes many diverse models and approaches. We will first motivate networks by analogy to the brain. The analogy is loose, but serves to introduce the idea of parallel and distributed computation.
      http://www.idsia.ch/NNcourse/

      NeuroCOLT

      The overall objective of the Working Group is to demonstrate the effectiveness of technologies that arise from a deep understanding of the performance and implementation of learning systems on real world data. The activity is divided into three Work Areas.
      http://www.neurocolt.com/

      Neural Network Resources

      Neural Network Resources page contains extensive information and numerous links to Software, Journals, Books, Societies, Databases, Newsgroups, Archives, E-Lists, etc. Resources are well organized, thoroughly catalogued and presented in easy-to-access manner with user friendly graphical interface.
      http://www.brain.riken.jp/labs/mns/geczy/Links-E.html

      Neural Net Components in an Object Oriented Class Structure

      The classes are all written in Java (JDK Version 1.0.2) and contain components of the Backpropagation Net and the Kohonen Feature Map neural network types.
      http://rfhs8012.fh-regensburg.de/~saj39122/jfroehl/diplom/e-index.html

      Neural Networks at your Fingertips

      The programs on this site deal with both these issues. You will find: ready-to-reuse software simulators for eight of the most popular neural network architectures, coded in portable, self-contained ANSI C, with complete example applications from a variety of well-known application domains.
      http://www.neural-networks-at-your-fingertips.com/

      Neural Network FAQ

      This is the first of seven parts of a monthly posting to the Usenet newsgroup comp.ai.neural-nets (as well as comp.answers and news.answers, where it should be findable at any time). Its purpose is to provide basic information for individuals who are new to the field of neural networks or who are just beginning to read this group
      ftp://ftp.sas.com/pub/neural/FAQ.html

      BUBL LINK - Neural Networks Links

      BUBL LINK's up-to-date list of links related to neural networks, equipped with detailed descriptions for each URL.
      http://bubl.ac.uk/link/n/neuralnetworks.htm

      Applying Neural Networks : A Practical Guide

      This book is designed to enable the reader to design and run a neural network-based project. It presents everything the reader will need to know to ensure the success of such a project. The book contains a free disk with C and C++ programs, which implement many of the techniques discussed in the book.
      http://www.amazon.com

      IEEE Neural Networks Council Home Page

      The purpose of the Council is to advance and coordinate work in the field of Neural Networks carried out throughout the IEEE and as such is exclusively scientific, literary and educational in character. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Council may publish appropriate periodicals, sponsor IEEE Neural Networks related conferences
      http://www.ieee-nns.org/

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