W. W. H. Mc Culloch

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:psychologist
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Curse_of_the_Demon
gptkb:The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1939)
gptkb:The_Quiet_Woman
gptkb:The_Constant_Nymph
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:MIT
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:author the Mc Culloch-Pitts neuron model
gptkbp:awards gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:birth_date December 16, 1911
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Walter_Pitts
gptkbp:contribution the study of brain function
the development of logical calculus for neural activity
the exploration of the relationship between mind and machine
gptkbp:death_date March 24, 1998
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee,_USA
gptkbp:field neuroscience
cybernetics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label W. W. H. Mc Culloch
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:philosophy_of_mind
cognitive science
artificial neural networks
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkb:Norbert_Wiener
gptkb:Alan_Turing
gptkbp:known_for work in neurophysiology
contributions to artificial intelligence
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern neuroscience
impact on philosophy of mind
foundational work in AI and cognitive science
gptkbp:notable_feature the concept of a threshold logic unit
the idea of feedback in neural networks
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:microprocessor
computational neuroscience
theoretical biology