Warren Sturgis McCulloch

Warren Sturgis McCulloch
Born(1898-11-16)16 November 1898
Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Died24 September 1969(1969-09-24) (aged 70)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materYale University (BA)
Columbia University (MA, MD)
Known for
AwardsWiener Gold Medal (1968)
Scientific career
FieldsCybernetics
Artificial neural network
Neuropsychology
Biophysics
Computer Science
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Yale University
University of Illinois at Chicago
Notable studentsStafford Beer

Warren Sturgis McCulloch (November 16, 1898 – September 24, 1969) was an American neuropsychologist and cybernetician known for his work on the foundation for certain brain theories and his contribution to the cybernetics movement.[1] Along with Walter Pitts, McCulloch created computational models based on mathematical algorithms called threshold logic which split the inquiry into two distinct approaches, one approach focused on biological processes in the brain and the other focused on the application of neural networks to artificial intelligence.[2]

  1. ^ Ken Aizawa (2004), "McCulloch, Warren Sturgis". In: Dictionary of the Philosophy of Mind. Retrieved May 17, 2008.
  2. ^ McCulloch, Warren; Walter Pitts (1943). "A Logical Calculus of Ideas Immanent in Nervous Activity". Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics. 5 (4): 115–133. doi:10.1007/BF02478259.