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The Neuron vs the Synapse: Which One Is in the Driving Seat?

APR 01, 2024
A new theoretical framework for plastic neural networks predicts dynamical regimes where synapses rather than neurons primarily drive the network’s behavior, leading to an alternative candidate mechanism for working memory in the brain.
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