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Introduction

From Brains to the Machines of the Future

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 718))

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This chapter introduces the BICS 2010 Volume.

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    A small-world network is a type of mathematical graph in which most nodes are not neighbors of one another, but most nodes can be reached from every other by a small number of hops or steps.

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Sanz, R., Hernández, C., Gómez-Ramirez, J. (2011). Introduction. In: Hernández, C., et al. From Brains to Systems. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 718. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0164-3_1

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