Connectionists: OXlearn - a new Matlab-based connectionist simulator

[Gert Westermann]

We are announcing the official release of OXlearn, a new connectionist 
modeling tool for teaching and research. We see OXlearn as a successor 
to, and extension of, the well-known Tlearn simulator which is no longer 
stable. OXlearn is easy to use in teaching even beginners but is 
flexible enough to be adapted to the needs of advanced users. OXlearn is 
based on Matlab.

More information and download is available at 
http://psych.brookes.ac.uk/oxlearn/

OXlearn is a free, platform-independent MATLAB toolbox in which standard 
connectionist neural network models can be set up, run, and analyzed by 
means of a user-friendly graphical interface. Due to its seamless 
integration with the MATLAB programming environment, the inner workings 
of the simulation tool can be easily inspected and/or extended using 
native MATLAB commands or components. This combination of usability, 
transparency, and extendibility makes OXlearn an efficient tool for the 
implementation of basic research projects or the prototyping of more 
complex research endeavors, as well as for teaching. Both the MATLAB 
toolbox and a compiled version that does not require access to MATLAB 
can be downloaded from http://psych.brookes.ac.uk/oxlearn/.

A description of OXlearn has been published in: Ruh, N and Westermann, G 
(2009): OXlearn: A new MATLAB-based simulation tool for connectionist 
models. Behavior Research Methods, 41, 1138-1143

For feedback and queries please email oxlearn at brookes.ac.uk

Nicolas Ruh
Gert Westermann

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  Dr. Gert Westermann                       gwestermann at brookes.ac.uk
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