grandmother cell
nounEtymology
Coined around 1969 by Jerry Lettvin, referring to the idea of recognising one's grandmother.
Definitions
A hypothetical neuron that represents a complex but specific concept or object, and…
A hypothetical neuron that represents a complex but specific concept or object, and activates upon recognition.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for grandmother cell. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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