# Stephen Grossberg
**Domain:** Neural Networks / Cognitive Science / Adaptive Systems
**Doc Type:** Person Node
**Maturity:** Foundational
## Definition
**Stephen Grossberg** is a cognitive and mathematical scientist whose work developed theories of adaptive pattern classification, feature formation, feedback and expectation in neural systems.
## 1970s Context
His 1976 papers on adaptive pattern classification and universal recoding analyzed the parallel development of feature detectors and the role of feedback in adaptive recognition.
## Sources / Provenance
- Stephen Grossberg, “Adaptive Pattern Classification and Universal Recoding,” parts I and II, 1976.
- [[articles/Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s|Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s]].
## See Also
[[wiki/Connectionism|Connectionism]], [[wiki/Pattern Recognition Systems|Pattern Recognition Systems]], [[wiki/Feedback Loops|Feedback Loops]]