English Explanatory Dictionary

hebbosome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A multiprotein complex responsible for the detection of patterns of neuronal activity, and the conversion of the information represented by this activity into biological changes within the cell (neurone).

Word forms

hebbosome hebbosomes

Etymology

From Hebb + -o- + -some; named after Donald Hebb by Professor Seth Grant.

Related words

Hebbian learning
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