A model neuron is referred to as a threshold unit and its function is illustrated in Figure 1a. It receives input from a number of other units or external sources, weighs each input and adds them up.

At the most basic level, neurons can be seen as functions which, when given some input, will either fire or not fire, depending on the nature of the input. The input to certain neurons comes from the ...

The setting of the threshold reveals both the practical functions of the tool and the underlying motivations and goals behind it. In the described project, anthropologist Pekka Tuominen and computer ...