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Spike propagation synchronized by temporally asymmetric Hebbian learning

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Spike propagation synchronized by temporally asymmetric Hebbian learning
Synchronously spiking neurons have been observed in the cerebral cortex and the hippocampus. In computer models, synchronous spike volleys may be propagated across appropriately connected neuron populations. However, it is unclear how the appropriate synaptic connectivity is set up during development and maintained during adult learning. We performed computer simulations to investigate the influence of temporally asymmetric Hebbian synaptic plasticity on the propagation of spike volleys. In addition to feedforward connections, recurrent connections were included between and within neuron populations and spike transmission delays varied due to axonal, synaptic and dendritic transmission. We found that repeated presentations of input volleys decreased the synaptic conductances of intragroup and feedback connections while synaptic conductances of feedforward connections with short delays became stronger than those of connections with longer delays. These adaptations led to the synchroniza...
Roland E. Suri, Terrence J. Sejnowski
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Type Journal
Year 2002
Where BC
Authors Roland E. Suri, Terrence J. Sejnowski
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