Donald O. Hebb
Donald O. Hebb
Donald Olding Hebb (pronunciation: /ˈdɒnəld ˈoʊldɪŋ ˈhɛb/; July 22, 1904 – August 20, 1985) was a Canadian psychologist who was influential in the area of neuropsychology, where he sought to understand how the function of neurons contributed to psychological processes such as learning and perception.
Etymology
The term "Hebbian learning" is named after Donald O. Hebb, who proposed the theory that an increase in synaptic efficacy arises from the presynaptic cell's repeated and persistent stimulation of the postsynaptic cell.
Biography
Donald O. Hebb was born on July 22, 1904, in Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada. He studied at Dalhousie University in Halifax, before moving to the United States to pursue a PhD in Psychology at Harvard University. Hebb's most significant work, "The Organization of Behavior", was published in 1949 and introduced the concept of Hebbian learning.
Hebbian Learning
Hebbian learning is a theory proposed by Donald O. Hebb, which states that an increase in synaptic efficacy arises from the presynaptic cell's repeated and persistent stimulation of the postsynaptic cell. This theory is often summarized as "Cells that fire together, wire together."
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