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Hebbian learning

·September 7, 2017·2 min read

A New Learning Rule for Memory Formation and Storage Revealed

A new study questions traditional views of how memories are formed and stored in the brain. Additionally, researchers propose a new mechanism for learning.

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·February 14, 2018·4 min read

Can’t Get an Image Out of Your Head? Your Eyes Are Helping to Keep it There

A new study reveals the brain utilizes eye movements to help recall vivid memories of past experiences.

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·October 7, 2019·4 min read

Computer model helps make sense of human memory

A newly developed artificial neural network allowed researchers to insert inhibitory circuits into the model, altering the excitatory circuits and enabling them to extend associative memory.

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·December 23, 2021·4 min read

How Neurons That Wire Together Fire Together

A new study brings understanding how the brain processes information one step closer.

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·April 13, 2025·5 min read

How Psychology Has Shaped, and Continues to Shape, AI

Psychology has been instrumental in the evolution of artificial intelligence, offering foundational insights into learning, cognition, and behavior that have shaped key AI technologies. From early neural networks based on Hebbian learning to modern deep learning and metacognition, psychological theories continue to inform AI’s development.

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·December 1, 2016·6 min read

How The Brain Recognizes Faces

A new machine learning system can help shed light on how the human brain recognizes faces.

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·January 10, 2015·2 min read

Learning Without Conflict

Researchers have developed a mathematical equation which explains how equilibrium is achieved by two forms of synaptic plasticity during learning.

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·October 22, 2014·3 min read

Mathematical Model Shows How the Brain Remains Stable During Learning

Researchers have devised a new mathematical model which helps explain how the brain's networks can learn new information while remaining stable.

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·August 16, 2024·7 min read

Neurons Wire Together in Early Brain Development Through Spontaneous Activity

Researchers discovered that spontaneous brain activity during early development drives neural wiring before sensory experiences shape the brain. This spontaneous activity in neurons strengthens connections, following Hebb's rule, where "cells that fire together wire together."

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·July 9, 2017·4 min read

New Clues to How Memories Form in the Brain

A study recently published in Neuron may provide new insights into how memory forms in the brain. Researchers discovered acquired olfactory memory is associated with synaptic long term potentiation, which can last for at least two weeks.