Non-symbolic architectures: Connectionism
Abstract
Although claims for the neurological sophistication of the cognitive models subsumed under the banner of connectionism can be overplayed—some of these models show all the neural inspiration of a phrenological bust—theoretical deference to the neural organisation of the brain has been seen as the main factor in promoting subsymbolic models of cognition. Accompanying this shift to a subsymbolic level, we find a number of operating characteristics that are markedly different from those we have considered so far.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Architecture
Modernity
and Design
Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 109–139
- Publication date
- 9 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter