Biological Prototypes and Synthetic Systems: Volume 1 Proceedings of the Second Annual Bionics Symposium sponsored by Cornell University and the General Electric Company, Advanced Electronics Center, held at Cornell University, August 30–September 1, 1961

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Bio-Logic....Pages 1-12
Evoked Potentials in the Human Visual System....Pages 13-21
Neural-Behavioral Interrelationships in Taste....Pages 22-28
Bioelectric Patterns as Indicators of Behavioral Development in the Chick Embryo....Pages 29-30
Some Observations Indicating the Possibility of Longitudinal Charge-Carrier Flow in the Peripheral Nerves....Pages 31-37
Spontaneous Neural Activity....Pages 38-38
Bionics and Experimental Epidemiology....Pages 39-48
The Development of the Eastern Bluebird’s Vocal Repertoire....Pages 49-49
Prey Location in Owls....Pages 50-50
The Logic of the Localization of Function in the Central Nervous System....Pages 51-53
Ultrasonic Interaction of Bats and Moths....Pages 54-57
What is a Synapse?....Pages 58-58
Modeling Visual Organs and Perceptions....Pages 59-59
Theoretical Analysis of Models for Enzyme Synthesis....Pages 60-70
A Neural Model for Labile Sensorimotor Coordinations....Pages 71-74
A Model of Visual Space....Pages 75-87
Statistical Learning Models for Behavior of an Artificial Organism....Pages 88-96
Design of an Analog Ear....Pages 97-103
An Electronic Model of the Limulus Eye....Pages 104-109
Recognition of the Spoken Word by Machine....Pages 110-118
Stabilized Retinal Images and Visual Perception....Pages 119-125
Color Vision and a New Approach to General Perception....Pages 126-141
Neuromime Modeling of Sensory Pathways....Pages 142-147
Activity Levels and Oscillation Modes in Neural Nets....Pages 148-159
Associative Storage and Retrieval of Digital Information in Networks of Adaptive “Neurons”....Pages 160-160
A Semantically Associative Memory....Pages 161-169
Electronic Simulation of the Biological Clock....Pages 170-182
Structural, Hydraulic, and “Economic” Aspects of Leaf Venation and Shape....Pages 183-191
General Principles of Operations in Neuron Nets with Application to Acoustical Pattern Recognition....Pages 192-212
A Model for Hearing....Pages 213-221
A Mathematical Model for Visual Perception....Pages 222-229
The Survival Value of Sensory Perception....Pages 230-232
A Computer Simulation of Pattern Perception and Concept Formation....Pages 233-243
An Associative Machine for Dealing with the Visual Field and Some of Its Biological Implications....Pages 244-260
Evaluation of a Class of Pattern-Recognition Networks....Pages 261-269
A Sequential Decision Model for Optimum Recognition....Pages 270-277
Machine Interpretation of Radar Displays....Pages 278-290
Some Models For Pulse-Interval Modulation Systems....Pages 291-293
Quantitative Aspects of the Problem of Shape in Biology....Pages 294-294
Design Studies of Conditional Probability Computers....Pages 295-302
Bayes Strategies as Adaptive Behavior....Pages 303-310
A Self-Organizing Binary Logical Element....Pages 311-330
First-Order Experiential Concept Formation....Pages 331-341
Kinematic and Tessellation Models Of Self-Repair....Pages 342-369
Theory of Structurally Homogeneous Logic Nets....Pages 370-380
Induction and Logical Types....Pages 381-386
Microwatt Transistor Circuits-A Solution to the Heat Problem in Ultralarge Computers....Pages 387-392
The Imitation of One Form of Life by Another—Biomimesis....Pages 393-397