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Neural networks and psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Carrick McDonald
Affiliation:
Warlingham Park Hospital, Warlingham, Surrey CR3 9YR (correspondence)
Simon McDonald
Affiliation:
Systems Specialist, Torus Systems Ltd, Beaufort Court, Marsh Wall, London E14 9XL
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This paper draws the attention of psychiatrists to the developing field of neural networking in the belief that the models created in this discipline demonstrate several functions central to cerebral performance.

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Computers in Psychiatry
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991

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