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A short history of simulation models for living organism behaviour is presented. The machine designed by Bent Russell, 1913, to simulate the theory on nervous conduction, introduced by the psychologists Max Meyer and Edward Thorndike, is described. The new ideas on the mechanization of thought processes, carried out in the Cybernetic Age are commented and some models of neuronal nets based on these ideas are reported. Finally, a system of coupled oscillators, introduced by V. Braitenberg, E.R. Caianiello, F. Lauria and N. Onesto, is presented as an example of a cybernetic model comparing it with today’s researches on nervous systems.
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Marinaro, M. (2008). Pioneeristic Works on Neuronal Nets: A Short History. In: Marinaro, M., Scarpetta, S., Yamaguchi, Y. (eds) Dynamic Brain - from Neural Spikes to Behaviors. NN 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5286. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88853-6_10
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