Hebbian learning and development

Hebbian learning is a biologically plausible and ecologically valid learning mechanism. In Hebbian learning, ‘units that fire together, wire together’. Such learning may occur at the neural level in terms of long‐term potentiation (LTP) and long‐term depression (LTD). Many features of Hebbian learni...

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Published in:Developmental science 2004-04, Vol.7 (2), p.141-148
Main Authors: Munakata, Yuko, Pfaffly, Jason
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Brain
Brain Hemisphere Functions
Child Development
Critical Period (Psychology)
Developmental Stages
Environmental Influences
Human Development - physiology
Humans
Learning - physiology
Learning Processes
Long-Term Potentiation
Models, Neurological
Neurological Organization
Synaptic Transmission
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Summary:Hebbian learning is a biologically plausible and ecologically valid learning mechanism. In Hebbian learning, ‘units that fire together, wire together’. Such learning may occur at the neural level in terms of long‐term potentiation (LTP) and long‐term depression (LTD). Many features of Hebbian learning are relevant to developmental theorizing, including its self‐organizing nature and its ability to extract statistical regularities from the environment. Hebbian learning mechanisms may also play an important role in critical periods during development, and in a number of other developmental phenomena.
ISSN:1363-755X
1467-7687
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-7687.2004.00331.x