Simulations with artificial neural networks enable us to see how concepts can have properties
associated with sets of exemplars and prototypes. When a neural network is trained with multiple
examples, it forms connections between its neurons that enable it to store the features of those
examples implicitly. These same connections also enable the population of connected neurons to
behave like a prototype, recognizing instances of a concept in accord with their ability to match
various typical features rather than having to satisfy a strict set of conditions. Thus even simulated
populations of artificial neurons much simpler than real ones in the brain can capture the exemplar
and prototype aspects of concepts.