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parallel distributed processing
parallel distributed processing Parallel distributed processing is an approach to cognition that explains mental activity as patterns of activation spread across large groups of neurons rather than isolated units.
Parallel distributed processing is an approach to cognition that explains mental activity as patterns of activation spread across large groups of neurons rather than isolated units. In this view, knowledge and processing are distributed across populations, which helps explain many cognitive abilities as well as the way performance can remain partly preserved when input is noisy or the system is damaged.