You're right, it's just a practical application. For those interested, I came across this chapter [1], which is great for learning about hopfield networks. [1

You're right, it's just a practical application. For those interested, I came across this chapter [1], which is great for learning about hopfield networks. [1]: http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~mackay/itprnn/ps/506.522.pdf http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~mackay/itprnn/ps/506.522.pdf