connectionism
(noun)
Any of several fields of psychology that model brain processes in terms of interconnected networks.
Examples of connectionism in the following topics:
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Network Models of Memory
- Network models are based on the concept of connectionism.
- Connectionism is an approach in cognitive science that models mental or behavioral phenomena as the emergent processes of interconnected networks that consist of simple units.
- Connectionism was introduced in the 1940s by Donald Hebb, who said the famous phrase, "Cells that fire together wire together."