Theory Of Cortical Plasticity

Providing a detailed analysis of theoretical structure in neuroscience research, this text presents a systematic development of the BCM theory of synaptic plasticity, and discusses experiments that test its assumptions and consequences.

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Theory of Cortical Plasticity

Notation

Common Acronyms and Abbreviations

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Single Cell Theory

Appendix 2A: Stability of BCM with a Weight Decay Term, in a Linearly Independent Environment

Chapter 3: Objective Function Formulation

Appendix 3A: Convergence of the Solution of the Random Differential Equations

Appendix 3B: Analysis and Comparison of BCM and Kurtosis in Extended Distributions

Chapter 4: Cortical Network Theory

Chapter 5: Review and Analysis of Second Order Learning Rules

5.2: Hebb's Rule and Its Derivatives

5.3: Orientation Selectivity

5.4: Ocular Dominance

5.5: Combined Orientation Selectivity and Ocular Dominance

5.6: Deprivation Experiments

5.7: Discussion

Appendix 5A: Representing the Correlation Matrix in a Bessel Function Base

Appendix 5B: Properties of Correlation Functions and How to Make Good Ones

Appendix 5C: The Parity Transform Symmetry Properties of the Eigenstates of the Two Eye Problem

Chapter 6: Receptive Field Selectivity in a Natural Image Environment

Appendix 6A: Technical Remarks Concerning Simulations of Selectivity

Chapter 7: Ocular Dominance in Normal and Deprived Cortex

Chapter 8: Networks of Interacting BCM Neurons

Chapter 9: Experimental Evidence for the Assumptions and Consequences of the BCM Theory

Theory Of Cortical Plasticity

Theory Of Cortical Plasticity

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