# 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]]