EP2: Cells that Fire Together Wire Together - the Science, the History and the Principle

Welcome to Building Your Best Brain Podcast!   In this episode we: Sylvie's favorite saying in all of neuroscience research! What is a neuron?  What are the building blocks of a circuit in the brain? Excitatory vs. inhibitory neurotransmitters. Dr. Donald Hebb "Hebbian Learning"  The famous rhythm by Dr. Carla Shatz  The break-through research that brought it to life What is neuroplasticity?   Want to Go Deeper? Join me live for a free webinar by joining my newsletter and staying tuned for the next Pick My Brain session. If you're looking to improve your stress regulation, take my quiz to discover where your brain is currently at—and what steps can help you move to the next level. Let's Connect 📱 Instagram & TikTok — @synaptic.sylvie 🎥 YouTube — Synaptic Sylvie 🌐 Website — synapticsylvie.com   References: Hebb D. 1949. The organisation of behaviour. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons.  Shatz CJ. 1992. The developing brain. Sci. Am. 267, 60–67. ( 10.1038/scientificamerican0992-60) Song S, Miller KD, Abbott LF (2000) Competitive Hebbian learning through spike-timing-dependent synaptic plasticity. Nature Neuroscience 9: 919-926.