LEARNING RULE (HEBB's)
Charles François (2004). LEARNING RULE (HEBB's), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 1892.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 1892 ▶ |
| Object type | Human sciences, Methodology or model |
In 1949, the Canadian neurologist D. HEBB formulated the following learning rule: “When an axon of cell A… excite(s) cell B and repeatedly or persistently takes part in firing it, some growth process or metabolic change takes place in one or both cells such as A's efficacy, as one of the cells firing B is increased” (1941).
E.R KANDEL and R.D. HAWKINS, who quote this author, write: “According to HEBB's learning rule, coincident activity in the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons is critical for strengthening the connection between them (a so-called pre-post associative mechanism)”.
HEBB's rule could possibly be generalized to interpersonal and intergroupal communication in social systems, which are obviously networks in their own right.