Is plasticity of synapses the mechanism of long-term memory storage?

WC Abraham, OD Jones, DL Glanzman - NPJ science of learning, 2019 - nature.com
It has been 70 years since Donald Hebb published his formalized theory of synaptic
adaptation during learning. Hebb's seminal work foreshadowed some of the great …

The spike-timing dependence of plasticity

DE Feldman - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
In spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP), the order and precise temporal interval
between presynaptic and postsynaptic spikes determine the sign and magnitude of long …

Phase-change memtransistive synapses for mixed-plasticity neural computations

SG Sarwat, B Kersting, T Moraitis… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In the mammalian nervous system, various synaptic plasticity rules act, either individually or
synergistically, over wide-ranging timescales to enable learning and memory formation …

The neuronal architecture of the mushroom body provides a logic for associative learning

Y Aso, D Hattori, Y Yu, RM Johnston, NA Iyer, TTB Ngo… - elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
We identified the neurons comprising the Drosophila mushroom body (MB), an associative
center in invertebrate brains, and provide a comprehensive map describing their potential …

Mushroom body output neurons encode valence and guide memory-based action selection in Drosophila

Y Aso, D Sitaraman, T Ichinose, KR Kaun, K Vogt… - elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
Animals discriminate stimuli, learn their predictive value and use this knowledge to modify
their behavior. In Drosophila, the mushroom body (MB) plays a key role in these processes …

Graphene oxide quantum dots based memristors with progressive conduction tuning for artificial synaptic learning

X Yan, L Zhang, H Chen, X Li, J Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Memristors as electronic artificial synapses have attracted increasing attention in
neuromorphic computing. Emulation of both “learning” and “forgetting” processes requires a …

Nanoelectronic programmable synapses based on phase change materials for brain-inspired computing

D Kuzum, RGD Jeyasingh, B Lee, HSP Wong - Nano letters, 2012 - ACS Publications
Brain-inspired computing is an emerging field, which aims to extend the capabilities of
information technology beyond digital logic. A compact nanoscale device, emulating …

Neurophysiological and computational principles of cortical rhythms in cognition

XJ Wang - Physiological reviews, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
Synchronous rhythms represent a core mechanism for sculpting temporal coordination of
neural activity in the brain-wide network. This review focuses on oscillations in the cerebral …

Heterosynaptic plasticity underlies aversive olfactory learning in Drosophila

T Hige, Y Aso, MN Modi, GM Rubin, GC Turner - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
Although associative learning has been localized to specific brain areas in many animals,
identifying the underlying synaptic processes in vivo has been difficult. Here, we provide the …

Detrended fluctuation analysis: a scale-free view on neuronal oscillations

R Hardstone, SS Poil, G Schiavone, R Jansen… - Frontiers in …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Recent years of research have shown that the complex temporal structure of ongoing
oscillations is scale-free and characterized by long-range temporal correlations. Detrended …