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We discuss structural differences between models for computation in biological neural systems and computational models in theoretical computer science.
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Maass, W. (1998). On the role of time and space in neural computation. In: Brim, L., Gruska, J., Zlatuška, J. (eds) Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science 1998. MFCS 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1450. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0055758
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