Bayesian Computation Emerges in Generic Cortical Microcircuits through Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity

Bernhard Nessler; Michael Pfeiffer; Lars Buesing; Wolfgang Maass

doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003037

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Bayesian Computation Emerges in Generic Cortical Microcircuits through Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity

Bernhard Nessler ,

* E-mail: nessler@igi.tugraz.at

Affiliation Institute for Theoretical Computer Science, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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Michael Pfeiffer,

Affiliations Institute for Theoretical Computer Science, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria, Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zürich and ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Lars Buesing,

Affiliation Institute for Theoretical Computer Science, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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Wolfgang Maass

Affiliation Institute for Theoretical Computer Science, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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Bayesian Computation Emerges in Generic Cortical Microcircuits through Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity

Bernhard Nessler,
Michael Pfeiffer,
Lars Buesing,
Wolfgang Maass

Published: April 25, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003037

About the Authors

Bernhard Nessler

* E-mail: nessler@igi.tugraz.at

Affiliation Institute for Theoretical Computer Science, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

Michael Pfeiffer

Affiliations Institute for Theoretical Computer Science, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria, Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zürich and ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Lars Buesing

Affiliation Institute for Theoretical Computer Science, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

Wolfgang Maass

Affiliation Institute for Theoretical Computer Science, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BN MP WM. Performed the experiments: BN MP. Wrote the paper: BN MP LB WM.

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