Genealogy of the "grandmother cell"

被引：151

作者：

Gross, CG ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Princeton Univ, Dept Psychol, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA

来源：

NEUROSCIENTIST | 2002年 / 8卷 / 05期

关键词：

grandmother cell; gnostic cell; Konorski; visual coding; labeled line;

D O I：

10.1177/107385802237175

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

A "grandmother cell" is a hypothetical neuron that responds only to a highly complex, specific, and meaningful stimulus, such as the image of one's grandmother. The term originated in a parable Jerry Lettvin told in 1967. A similar concept had been systematically developed a few years earlier by Jerzy Konorski who called such cells "gnostic" units. This essay discusses the origin, influence, and current status of these terms and of the alternative view that complex stimuli are represented by the pattern of firing across ensembles of neurons.

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页码：512 / 518

页数：7

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