The document provides an overview of Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), explaining their structure and operation, including the advantages they have over traditional feedforward networks in handling sequential data. It discusses common applications of RNNs such as natural language processing, image captioning, and machine translation, as well as challenges like the vanishing and exploding gradient problems. Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks, a specialized form of RNN, are highlighted for their ability to remember long-term dependencies and handle relevant past information effectively.