Synaptic plasticity is considered to be the biological substrate of learning and memory. In
this document we review phenomenological models of short-term and long-term synaptic …

Neural circuits exploit numerous strategies for encoding information. Although the functional
significance of individual coding mechanisms has been investigated, ways in which multiple …

In connectionism and its offshoots, models acquire functionality through externally controlled
learning schedules. This undermines the claim of these models to autonomy. Providing …

Auto-associative network models have proven extremely useful in modelling the
hypothesised function of the CA3 region of the hippocampus in declarative memory. To date …

“Wind-up”, a condition related to chronic pain, is a form of plasticity in spinal dorsal horn that
can be observed during electrical stimulation of pain receptors at low frequencies (0.3–3 …

Synaptic long-term modifications following neuronal activation are believed to be at the
origin of learning and long-term memory. Recent experiments suggest that these long-term …

Sensory systems neuroscience aims to study how patterns of neural activity represent stimuli
of the outside world. To this end, the present work addresses how olfactory stimuli are …

Synaptic dynamics are critical to the function of neuronal circuits on multiple timescales. In
the first part of this dissertation, I tested the roles of action potential timing and NMDA …