Dr. William H. McCulloch

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gptkbp:instanceOf neuroscientist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:author the_McCulloch-Pitts_model
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gordon_Bell_Prize
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
IEEE Fellow
gptkbp:birthDate 1914-11-16
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York,_USA
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:David_Marr
gptkb:Norbert_Wiener
gptkb:Marvin_Minsky
gptkb:Walter_Pitts
gptkbp:contributedTo the development of neural networks
the field of cybernetics
the understanding of cognitive processes
gptkbp:contribution neuron model
gptkbp:deathDate 2019-09-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:California,_USA
gptkbp:education PhD_in_physiology
gptkbp:field neuroscience
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. William H. McCulloch
gptkbp:influence computational neuroscience
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_von_Neumann
artificial intelligence
psychology
cognitive psychology
machine learning
robotics
cognitive robotics
philosophy of mind
neuropsychology
artificial life
neuroinformatics
computational theories of mind
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:W._Grey_Walter
gptkbp:inspiration neural network research
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:McCulloch-Pitts_neurons
the concept of threshold logic
contributions to neuroscience
the concept of neural networks
theoretical models of neural activity
the_McCulloch-Pitts_neuron_model
theoretical_foundations_of_AI
the_McCulloch-Pitts_neuron_model_in_AI
gptkbp:legacy foundational work in AI
gptkbp:notableWork theoretical neuroscience
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Neural_Information_Processing_Systems
numerous scientific papers
Neural Networks: A Comprehensive Foundation
The_Organization_of_Behavior
Principles_of_Neurodynamics
Foundations_of_Neural_Networks
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Journal_of_Neurophysiology
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks
gptkbp:researchAreas cognitive science
biological computation
gptkbp:researchContribution understanding of brain function
understanding of cognitive functions
theoretical neuroscience models
gptkbp:researchFocus neural networks
neural computation
artificial neural networks
gptkbp:researchInterest mathematical modeling
gptkbp:theory logical calculus of ideas