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During the past two decades there has been a considerable growth in interest in problems of pattern recognition and image processing (PRIP). Practical applications of PRIP include character recognition, re mote sensing, analysis of medical signals and images, fingerprint and face identification, target recognition and speech understanding.

Forty years ago, in 1957, the Principle of Maximum Entropy was first intro duced by Jaynes into the field of statistical mechanics. As well as continuing my research in MEM after graduation, I taught a course of the same name at the Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijingfrom 1987to 1990.

This book consists of papers presented at an international symposium spon sored and organised by The Rank Prize Funds and held at The Royal Society, London, on 27-29 September, 1982.

The perceptual structures for pitch and timbre have been mapped via schemata, with results that have contributed to a better understanding of music perception. This book provides a foundation for the understanding of the emergence and functionality of schemata by means of computer-based simulations of tone center perception.