Connectionist Models of Musical Thinking

[Harold Fiske]

I am pleased to announce the publication of my latest book,
Connectionist Models of Musical Thinking.

Briefly, the book explores a series of neural network models designed to
represent music listening processes. Backpropagation, Adaptive Resonance
Theory, and other connectionist procedures are used to model melodic
perception, interpretation, and expression. the history and theory of
neural network research is presented and development and construction of
the music models is discussed in sufficient detail to interest both
specialists and non-specialists. A series of listening experiments
involving human participants demonstrates the models' validity. The book
considers how neural network models can be used to bridge bottom-up and
top-down theories of music perception and cognition in addressing
questions such as musical imagery, memory and learning, lateral thinking
and understanding. The book is intended for music researchers and
graduate students in the fields of music psychology, artificial
intelligence and neural network theory, music theory, music cognitive
philosophy, and music education.

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Regards to all,
Harold Fiske
Faculty of Music
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario N6A 3K7
CANADA