Accompanying CD-ROM to PhD Thesis

Fernando Buarque de Lima Neto, BSc, MSc

  Introduction: this CD is an integral part of the above titled PhD thesis. Its purpose is chiefly to be a complimentary material produced to illustrate some of the concepts referred to, ideas put forward, and simulations included in the main text. Therefore, it is recommended  to keep the CD together with the thesis and use it at all times in conjunction with the printed material. Notice that some information or desired explanations may only be found in the thesis.

  Computer requirements (for demos): Java 2 & 512Mb main memory

  List of contents: the present CD features eight distinct kinds of information:

1. The GVNS software with some brief documentation

2. Ten demos of the Venn-simulator performing various tasks

3. Abstract and charts of various experiments carried out in the work

4. Complete set of data generated in chapter 6 of the thesis (Physiological Scenarios) - encompassing all five experiments

5. Complete set of data generated in chapter 7 of the thesis (Pathological Scenarios) - encompassing all five experiments

6. Input data used for trainings of all topologies of the thesis, i.e. Mozart's Sonata Facile

7. Pathology generator software with brief documentation

8. FAQ, contacts and selected introductory sections of the thesis

  Copyright: the content of this CD is a result of independent and original research pursued by the author, who - hereby  -  grants full permission to all interested people of using them freely for scientific purposes. In such cases credits should be as suggested below:         {Buarque de Lima Neto, Fernando, "Modelling Neural Processing Using Venn-Networks in Physiological and Pathological Scenarios", PhD Thesis- Accompanying CD, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London - United Kingdom, August 2002}.

  Acknowledgement: The CNPq, a Brazilian federal agency that supports scientific and technological development, has sponsored this work with the grant 200295-98.5.

  Disclaimer: the author has endeavoured all efforts possible towards the correctness of all ideas and material presented here, which - to the best of his knowledge - is accurate and scientifically relevant.

  Author's e-addresses:  fbln@ic.ac.uk  or  fblnbr@hotmail.com