We often assume that the variables of functional and structural brain parameters—such as
synaptic weights, the firing rates of individual neurons, the synchronous discharge of neural …

Defining the organizational principles of neuronal networks at the cellular scale, or micro-
connectomics, is a key challenge of modern neuroscience. In this Review, we focus on …

The connectivity of complex networks and functional implications has been attracting much
interest in many physical, biological and social systems. However, the significance of the …

Homosynaptic Hebbian-type plasticity provides a cellular mechanism of learning and
refinement of connectivity during development in a variety of biological systems. In this …

We propose an analytically tractable neural connectivity model with power-law distributed
synaptic strengths. When threshold neurons with biologically plausible number of incoming …

The extraordinary diversity of excitatory synapse sizes is commonly attributed to activity-
dependent processes that drive synaptic growth and diminution. Recent studies also point to …

Dendritic spines are crucial for excitatory synaptic transmission as the size of a spine head
correlates with the strength of its synapse. The distribution of spine head sizes follows a …

Spike timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) and other conventional Hebbian-type plasticity
rules are prone to produce runaway dynamics of synaptic weights. Once potentiated, a …

Part of hippocampal and cortical plasticity is characterized by synaptic modifications that
depend on the joint activity of the pre-and post-synaptic neurons. To which extent those …

In spike-timing dependent plasticity (STDP) change in synaptic strength depends on the
timing of pre-vs. postsynaptic spiking activity. Since STDP is in compliance with Hebb's …