神经元计算(neurocomputing)是信息处理的一种形式,这种形式本质上是新奇而又不同的,它被一些工程师认为是“算法程序设计的第一个替代物“。在最近一篇阐述神经元计算方法的状况的文章(IEEE SPectrum,25,March 1988 No.3)中,加里福尼亚圣地亚哥的HechtNielsen神经元计算机公司的一位高级官员R.Hecht—Nielsen正式将神经元计算定义为“一个工程领域,该领域涉及到不按程序工作的自适应信息处理系统——神经网络(neural network),这些系统使多个物体之间发生关联(转换或映 Neurocomputing is a form of information processing that is inherently novel and different and is considered by some engineers as ”the first alternative to algorithmic programming.“ In a recent article (IEEE SPectrum, 25, March 1988 No. 3) addressing the state of neuronal computing methods, R. Hecht-Nielsen, a senior official with Hecht Nielsen Neuron Computer Company in San Diego, Calif. Neuronal computing is defined as ”an area of ​​engineering that involves adaptive, non-procedural, information-processing systems - neural networks that associate multiple objects (transforms or maps