PSYO 1021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Donald O. Hebb, Interference Theory, Cryptomnesia
19 Jul 2018
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Well known neuroscientist and psychologist, most cited. Original from ns: did his undergrad at dal, went to us, most at mcgill and came back at. Dal as a prof for the last 5 years of his life, retired here. Known as being the father of the neuro networks: neuroscience based on the network on neurons and how they acquire information, was one of the first insights we had about how learning works. Learning is the first phase of memory. Encoding the action put the information in the brain. Useful about the brain and cognitive processes. As much about acquiring information and leaving irrelevant information out (forgetting) There is a positive part about forgetting: there is an unconscious and conscious division about what we want to remember, what"s important, importance of different information varies between people, helps brain keep what"s essential. Also, a negative part of forgetting information.
