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This Week in (Neuroscience) History

September 7

Publication of "The Organization of Behavior" by Donald Hebb (1949) - Introduced the revolutionary concept of Hebbian learning and the phrase "neurons that fire together wire together," fundamentally changing our understanding of neural plasticity and learning mechanisms.

First Human Brain Organoid Created (2013) - Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Vienna developed the first three-dimensional brain tissue cultured from human stem cells, opening new avenues for studying neurological disorders.

Birth of Wilder Penfield (1891) - Canadian neurosurgeon who pioneered techniques for epilepsy treatment and mapped the brain's sensory and motor cortices through electrical stimulation during surgery.

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