Abstract

Recent developments in technology make feasible the implementation of hybrid optoelectronic processors designed to mimic directly neurological processes of cognition. This paper discusses the practicability and potential utility of a particular class ofphotoneural device and architecture which is based on neural models of sensory perception. Perception is mediated by a vastly complex hierarchy of processes, but each step in the hierarchy seems to involve relatively simple antagonistic responses which remain topographic coherent when mapped to various subsystems of the brain. The topographic invariance of cognitive data transmission is suggestive of optical imaging operations and is the essential rationale for the design strategy discussed here.

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