PSYC 2330 Study Guide - Final Guide: Donald O. Hebb, Reverberatory Furnace, Parietal Lobe
30 Nov 2018
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Learning is the process by which experiences change our nervous system. Changes in the circuits that participate in perceiving, performing, thinking, and planning. Proposed a theory explaining how stimuli are represented in the brain. How: what is the general mechanism that occurs when you create a memory. Let us assume then that the persistence or repetition of a reverberatory activity (or. Trace) tends to induce lasting cellular changes that add to its stability. Important idea: a connection between two neurons takes place only if both neurons are firing at about the same time. Activity-dependent changes in synaptic transmission: non-associative, associative (hebb rule) Stimulation on right side causes left side body feeling, and vise versa. People used to think brain was hardwired and can"t change: but experiences can alter body sensory map. Topographical map found individual differences between animals: can"t tell if it was product of nature or nurture.
