Learning poly-synaptic paths with traveling waves.
PLoS Comput Biol
; 17(2): e1008700, 2021 02.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33561118
ABSTRACT
Traveling waves are commonly observed across the brain. While previous studies have suggested the role of traveling waves in learning, the mechanism remains unclear. We adopted a computational approach to investigate the effect of traveling waves on synaptic plasticity. Our results indicate that traveling waves facilitate the learning of poly-synaptic network paths when combined with a reward-dependent local synaptic plasticity rule. We also demonstrate that traveling waves expedite finding the shortest paths and learning nonlinear input/output mapping, such as exclusive or (XOR) function.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brain
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Models, Neurological
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Neuronal Plasticity
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Neurons
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
PLoS Comput Biol
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article