Cell Assemblies

• Cell Assemblies (CAs) are groups of neurons with high mutual connection strength.
• They can be learned via Hebbian learning.
• They are the neural basis of concepts.
• When a concept is presented to the system, the neurons in its CA fire at an elevated rate.
• This firing represents a short term memory.
• The CA thus forms a bridge between neurons and concepts, biology and psychology.
• The CA is the neural basis of a concept.