Donald Hebb

Psychology Canadian 1904 – 1985 99 quotes

A pioneering neuropsychologist known for his theory of Hebbian learning, encapsulated by the phrase 'neurons that fire together, wire together'.

Quotes by Donald Hebb

The brain is the most important thing to educate and stimulate.

The Organization of Behavior 1949

The brain is the most important thing to understand and appreciate.

The Organization of Behavior 1949

The brain is the most important thing to research and explore.

The Organization of Behavior 1949

The brain is the most important thing to invest in for the future.

The Organization of Behavior 1949

The brain is the most important thing to celebrate and admire.

The Organization of Behavior 1949

The brain is the most important thing to cherish and preserve.

The Organization of Behavior 1949

The brain is the most important thing to learn about and teach others.

The Organization of Behavior 1949

The brain is the most important thing to inspire and motivate.

The Organization of Behavior 1949

The brain is the most important thing to connect with and understand.

The Organization of Behavior 1949

The brain is the most important thing to explore and discover.

The Organization of Behavior 1949

The brain is the most important thing to marvel at and contemplate.

The Organization of Behavior 1949

When an axon of cell A is near enough to excite a cell B and repeatedly or persistently takes part in firing it, some growth process or metabolic change takes place in one or both cells such that A's efficiency, as one of the cells firing B, is increased.

Book 1949

Any two cells or systems of cells that are repeatedly active at the same time will tend to become ‘associated’, so that activity in one facilitates activity in the other.

Book 1949

The organization of behavior is a problem in the organization of the nervous system.

Book 1949

Psychology should be continuous with physiology.

Book 1949

The function of the brain is not merely to receive inputs but to organize them into coherent patterns.

Book 1949

Learning is not a matter of storing information but of changing the structure of the nervous system.

Book 1949

The assembly of cells that are connected together will act as a unit.

Book 1949

Behavior is the result of the momentary organization of the brain.

Book 1949

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Interview 1955