Hebbian

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Canadian neuropsychologist Donald Hebb or his theories and techniques. not-comparable

    "I could follow the shape of the Hebbian Law: if two neurons fire together, their connection grows stronger and stimulation gets easier the next time out."

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"I could follow the shape of the Hebbian Law: if two neurons fire together, their connection grows stronger and stimulation gets easier the next time out."

Etymology

From Hebb + -ian.

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Hebbian learningHebbian theory

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