Genealogy of the "grandmother cell"
Genealogy of the "grandmother cell"
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DOI：
10.1177/107385802237175
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发表时间：
2002-10-01
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5.6
通讯作者：
Gross, CG
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作者：
Gross, CG
“祖母细胞”是一种假设的神经元，仅对高度复杂、特定且有意义的刺激做出反应，例如祖母的图像。该术语起源于 Jerry Lettvin 在 1967 年讲述的一个寓言。几年前，Jerzy Konorski 系统地提出了类似的概念，他将此类细胞称为“诺斯替”单位。本文讨论了这些术语的起源、影响和现状，以及另一种观点，即复杂刺激由神经元群的放电模式来表示。
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.