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Donald O. Hebb

Donald Olding Hebb FRS (July 22, 1904 – August 20, 1985) was a Canadian psychologist who was influential in the area of neuropsychology, where he sought to understand how the function of neurons contributed to psychological processes such as learning. He is best known for his theory of Hebbian learning, which he introduced in his classic 1949 work The…

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Known for
Cell assembly theory
Alma mater
Dalhousie University (BA, 1925), McGill University (MA, 1932), Harvard University (PhD, 1936)
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society
Born
(1904-07-22)July 22, 1904 Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
August 20, 1985(1985-08-20) (aged 81) Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Doctoral advisor
Karl Spencer Lashley

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Donald O. Hebb → Fellow of the Royal Society
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Donald O. Hebb → August 20, 1985(1985-08-20) (aged 81) Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Donald O. HebbAwardsFellow of the Royal Society1.00infobox
Donald O. HebbBorn(1904-07-22)July 22, 1904 Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada1.00infobox
Donald O. HebbDiedAugust 20, 1985(1985-08-20) (aged 81) Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada1.00infobox
Donald O. HebbDoctoral advisorKarl Spencer Lashley1.00infobox
Donald O. HebbDoctoral studentsBrenda Milner1.00infobox
Donald O. HebbFieldsPsychology1.00infobox
Donald O. HebbKnown forCell assembly theory1.00infobox
Donald O. HebbThesisThe innate organization of visual perception in the rat (1936)1.00infobox
Donald O. HebbWorkplacesMontreal Neurological Institute, Queen's University, Yerkes Laboratories of Primate Biology, McGill University1.00infobox
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