William J. McCulloch

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gptkbp:instanceOf neuroscientist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:associatedWith cybernetics
gptkbp:author gptkb:Walter_Pitts
gptkbp:awards IEEE Medal of Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1911-11-16
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution neural computation theory
gptkbp:deathDate 1988-09-24
gptkbp:field neuroscience
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William J. McCulloch
gptkbp:influenced artificial intelligence
machine learning
cognitive science
human-computer interaction
robotics
intelligent systems
cognitive robotics
philosophy of mind
computational biology
neuropsychology
artificial life
neuroinformatics
machine perception
neuroengineering
neurophilosophy
cognitive modeling
neural engineering
artificial consciousness
biologically inspired computing
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Warren_McCulloch
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:McCulloch-Pitts_neuron
theoretical neuroscience
the concept of threshold logic
the study of brain function
the concept of feedback in neural systems
the concept of neural circuits
the concept of neural plasticity
the study of cognitive processes
theoretical models of neural activity
the study of learning in neural systems
the study of logical circuits in the brain
the_McCulloch-Pitts_model_of_computation
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:occupation researcher
gptkbp:publishes The Brain and the Computer
Neural Networks: A Comprehensive Foundation
The Mind and the Machine
Computers and the Brain
Neural_Networks_and_the_Brain
The_Organization_of_Behavior
A_Logical_Calculus_of_the_Ideas_Immanent_in_Nervous_Activity
The_Neural_Basis_of_Cognition
gptkbp:researchAreas biological neural networks
computational neuroscience
neural dynamics
gptkbp:researchContribution theoretical models of cognition
foundations of neural networks
theoretical_foundations_of_AI
gptkbp:researchFocus neural networks
artificial neural networks
neural information processing
gptkbp:researchInterest biological computation
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_McCulloch
gptkbp:workLocation gptkb:MIT