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docs/tutorials/neurocog/dynamic_synapses.md

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# Dynamic Synapses and Conductance
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# Lecture 4A: Dynamic Synapses and Conductance
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In this lesson, we will study dynamic synapses, or synaptic cable components in
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ngc-learn that evolve on fast time-scales in response to their pre-synaptic inputs.

docs/tutorials/neurocog/hebbian.md

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# Lecture 4A: Hebbian Synaptic Plasticity
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# Lecture 4B: Hebbian Synaptic Plasticity
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In ngc-learn, synaptic plasticity is a key concept at the forefront of its
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design in order to promote research into novel ideas and framings of how

docs/tutorials/neurocog/mod_stdp.md

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# Lecture 4C: Reward-Modulated Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity
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# Lecture 4D: Reward-Modulated Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity
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In this lesson, we will build on the notions of spike-timing-dependent
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plasticity (STDP), covered [earlier here](../neurocog/stdp.md), to construct
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which will run all three models simultaneously for `200` simulated milliseconds
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and collect statistics of interest. We may then finally make several
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plots of what happens under each STDP mode. First, we will plot the resulting
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synaptic magnitude over time, like so:
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and collect statistics of interest. We may then finally make several plots of what happens under each STDP mode
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(reproducing some key results in <b>[1]</b>. First, we will plot the resulting synaptic magnitude over time, like so:
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```python
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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
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the advantage that MSTDP-ET offers over MSTDP as the synaptic change
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dynamics persist (yet decay) in between reward presentation times and thus
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MSTDP-ET will be more effective in cases when the reward signal is delayed.
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## References
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<b>[1]</b> Florian, Răzvan V. "Reinforcement learning through modulation of spike-timing-dependent synaptic plasticity."
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Neural computation 19.6 (2007): 1468-1502.

docs/tutorials/neurocog/short_term_plasticity.md

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# Lecture 4D: Short-Term Plasticity
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# Lecture 4E: Short-Term Plasticity
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In this lesson, we will study how short-term plasticity (STP) <b>[1]</b> dynamics
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-- where synaptic efficacy is cast in terms of the history of presynaptic activity --

docs/tutorials/neurocog/stdp.md

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# Lecture 4B: Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity
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# Lecture 4C: Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity
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In the context of spiking neuronal networks, one of the most important forms
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of adaptation that is often simulated is that of spike-timing-dependent

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