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Association of a presynaptic spike with a postsynaptic spike can lead to changes in synaptic efficacy that are highly dependent on the relative timing of the pre- and postsynaptic spikes. Different synapses show varying forms of such spike-timing dependent learning rules. This review describes these different rules, the cellular mechanisms that may be responsible for them, and the computational consequences of these rules for information processing and storage in the nervous system.
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Received: 16 January 2002 / Accepted: 3 June 2002
Acknowledgements. This research is supported in part by a National Science Foundation grant IBN 98-08887 (awarded to PDR), and by National Institutes of Health grants R01-MH49792 (awarded to CCB), R01-MH60996 (awarded to CCB), and R01-MH60996 (awarded to PDR).
Correspondence to: P. D. Roberts (e-mail: robertpa@ohsu.edu)
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Roberts, P., Bell, C. Spike timing dependent synaptic plasticity in biological systems. Biol Cybern 87, 392–403 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00422-002-0361-y
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00422-002-0361-y