Adventures Among Ideas

What Are Cell Assemblies and Why Do They Matter?


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Cell assemblies, as proposed by Donald Hebb, are groups of neurons that have something to do with concepts; they bridge the gap between the psychological and the biological. In this episode I introduce and explore Hebb’s cell assembly theory using Christian R. Huyck and Peter J. Passmore’s article “A Review of Cell Assemblies” (Biological Cybernetics, 2013).

Article links: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00422-013-0555-5 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236114295_A_review_of_cell_assemblies

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Adventures Among IdeasBy David Dennen