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Neural Networks, Connectivity, Varieties and the Rationale behind the VSM

Oh I don’t know how I got here last night,

And I’ve a feeling that something ain’t right.

It’s hard for me to get off the chair,

And I don’t know how I’ll get down the stair.

Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right,

Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

Gerry Rafferty: Stuck in the Middle with You

The song may seem familiar, but it actually highlights a serious problem concerning neural networks and control mechanisms. Just getting off the chair seems to be a big problem for Mr. Rafferty, and he wasn’t even on Baker Street at the time!

Humour apart, the issue of neural networks and connectivity figures greatly in terms of corporate management and how it ...

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