William M. D. McCulloch

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gptkbp:instanceOf neuroscientist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:associatedWith cognitive science
computational neuroscience
neural computation
biological psychology
gptkbp:author gptkb:McCulloch-Pitts_neuron_model
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
IEEE Medal of Honor
gptkbp:born November 16, 1914
gptkbp:contribution theoretical foundations of neural networks
gptkbp:died March 24, 1998
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:field neuroscience
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy psychology
mathematics
philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William M. D. McCulloch
gptkbp:influenced artificial intelligence
cybernetics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkb:Norbert_Wiener
gptkb:Warren_McCulloch
gptkb:Alan_Turing
gptkb:Claude_Shannon
gptkbp:knownFor work on neural networks
gptkbp:legacy foundational work in AI
interdisciplinary research contributions
impact on robotics
influence on cognitive psychology
development of neural network theory
gptkbp:notableAlumni neural networks as computational models
gptkbp:publishes A Logical Calculus Immanent in Nervous Activity
The Brain: A New Approach to the Study of the Mind
The_Organization_of_Behavior
gptkbp:researchFocus artificial intelligence
cognitive processes
brain function