Papers from a conference held at the U. of Zurich, Switzerland, October 1989, evaluate the merits, potential, and limits of connectionism (also known as "neural networks"). Researchers from areas such as artificial intelligence, computer science, cognitive science, neuroscience, physics, and complex dynamics report on work connected with the analysis and design of intelligent systems and look at the effects and the utility of connectionism for their field. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.