Spike-Timing Dependent Plasticity (STDP)
The neural substrate of learning
are changes in the connections (synapses)
between neurons. According to
the famous Hebb principle,
synapses increase their efficacy
if the two neurons that are connected
by this synapse are simultaneously active.
`Simultaneous' is to be defined by some
time window of coincidence.
In recent years, it has been possible
to measure this window of coincidence
as a function of the exact timing
of the activity of the presynaptic (sending) and postsynaptic (receiving)
neuron. Since neural
activity consits of short
`spikes' of electrical activity,
the phenomenon is called Spike-Timing Dependent Plasticity (STDP).
This workshop will bring together
experimentalists and theoreticians
working on Hebbian learning. The special
focus will be on all aspects
of Spike-Timing Dependent Plasticity.