The timing of external input controls the sign of plasticity at local synapses

Jeehyun Kwag, Ole Paulsen

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Abstract

The method by which local networks in the brain store information from extrinsic afferent inputs is not well understood. We found that the timing of afferent input can bidirectionally control the sign of spike timing-dependent plasticity at local synapses in rat hippocampus. This mechanism provides a means by which temporal information in external input can be encoded in the local matrix of synaptic weights.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1219-1221
Number of pages3
JournalNature Neuroscience
Volume12
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009 Oct
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuroscience(all)

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