Neurocontrol and neurobiology - New developments and connectionsAt McDonnell-Douglas, controllers which combine adaptive critic networks with the use of backpropagation in real time have solved difficult control problems crucial to the feasibility of building the National Aerospace Plane (NASP) able to reach earth orbit. As details emerged, parallels to neurobiology have grown stronger and have begun to lead to empirical possibilities of importance to neuroscience. This has led to thoughts of institutional collaboration facilitating what could become a Newtonian revolution in neuroscience, with cognitive implications as well. The authors elaborate on each of these points. The topics discussed are recent progress in neurocontrol; progress in optimization and reinforcement learning; implications for neurobiology and science policy; and a new view of the brain.
Document ID
19930053014
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Werbos, Paul J. (NSF Washington, United States)
Pellionisz, Andras J. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: In: IJCNN - International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Baltimore, MD, June 7-11, 1992, Proceedings. Vol. 3 (A93-37001 14-63)
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.