The Organization of Behavior: A Neuropsychological Theory

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The Organization of Behavior: A Neuropsychological Theory is a landmark 1949 book by psychologist Donald Hebb that introduced the influential concept of Hebbian learning to explain how neural networks underlie learning and behavior.

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instanceOf book
neuroscience book
non-fiction book
psychology book
addresses mechanisms of learning in the brain
organization of perception and thought
relationship between brain activity and behavior
author Donald Hebb NERFINISHED
Donald O. Hebb NERFINISHED
citationStatus highly cited in psychology literature
coreConcept cell assemblies
cells that fire together wire together
phase sequences
countryOfOrigin Canada
field cognitive science
neuroscience
psychology
genre scientific monograph
hasAuthorProfession psychologist
historicalSignificance foundational text for Hebbian learning
landmark work in neuropsychology
impact bridged psychology and neuroscience
shaped modern theories of learning and memory
influenced artificial neural networks
computational neuroscience
connectionism
learning theory in psychology
influencedBy Gestalt psychology NERFINISHED
behaviorism
neurophysiology
language English
mainSubject behavior
learning
neural networks
neuropsychology
synaptic plasticity
notableFor formulating the Hebb rule
introducing Hebbian learning
proposes learning occurs through changes in synaptic strength
repeated co-activation of neurons strengthens their connections
publicationYear 1949
publisher John Wiley & Sons NERFINISHED
theoreticalApproach neuropsychological theory
timePeriod mid-20th century
topic brain mechanisms of behavior
neural basis of learning

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Donald Hebb notableWork The Organization of Behavior: A Neuropsychological Theory