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1949 AD

Hebb proposes a neural learning mechanism

Artificial intelligence · Neural networks

Donald Hebb proposed that joint activity could strengthen connections between nerve cells. His book The Organization of Behavior offered a biological hypothesis that influenced associative-learning models.

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