Hebb's Postulate from 1949 States "When an Axon of Cell

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Essay

Hebb's postulate from 1949 states "When an axon of cell A is near enough to excite cell B and repeatedly or persistently takes part in firing it, some growth process or metabolic change takes place in one or both cells such that A's efficiency, as one of the cells firing B, is increased." Give an example of how synaptic plasticity results in:
A. Growth processes
B. Metabolic changes
What Is the Relationship Between Learning and Synaptic Plasticity?

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