| Abstract: | Suggests that the Hebb synapse has become better known than D. Hebb himself. In this respect he has joined an exclusive club along with the Ising model in condensed matter physics and Parkinson's disease in medicine. This is not to say that Hebb has not made other important contributions, as P. Milner (see record 2003-01537-001) and B. Kolb (see record 2003-01537-003) document, but the Hebb synapse has eclipsed these other achievements. The goal of this essay is to examine how this happened. The Hebb synapse remains a vital organizing concept for both experimental studies and theoretical analysis, as G. Hinton emphasizes (see record 2003-01537-002). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
