STDP in the developing sensory neocortex
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STDP in the Developing Sensory Neocortex
Spike timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) has been proposed as a mechanism for optimizing the tuning of neurons to sensory inputs, a process that underlies the formation of receptive field properties and associative memories. The properties of STDP must adjust during development to enable neurons to optimally tune their selectivity for environmental stimuli, but these changes are poorly understo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1663-3563
DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2010.00009