Studies on synaptic plasticity in the context of learning have been dominated by the view
that a single, particular type of plasticity forms the underlying mechanism for a particular type …

Models of the cerebellar microcircuit often assume that input signals from the mossy-fibers
are expanded and recoded to provide a foundation from which the Purkinje cells can …

The function of inhibitory interneurons within brain microcircuits depends critically on the
nature and properties of their excitatory synaptic drive. Golgi cells (GoCs) of the cerebellum …

Unipolar brush cells (UBCs) of the dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN) and vestibular cerebellar
cortex receive glutamatergic mossy fiber input on an elaborate brush-like dendrite. Two …

The mechanism by which a learnt synaptic weight change can contribute to learning or
adaptation of brain function is a type of credit assignment problem, which is a key issue for …

Despite our fine-grain anatomical knowledge of the cerebellar cortex, electrophysiological
studies of circuit information processing over the last fifty years have been hampered by the …

Golgi cells are the principal inhibitory neurons at the input stage of the cerebellum, providing
feedforward and feedback inhibition through mossy fiber and parallel fiber synapses. In vivo …

Synchronous oscillations in neural populations are considered being controlled by inhibitory
neurons. In the granular layer of the cerebellum, two major types of cells are excitatory …

The Golgi cell is an essential cellular component of the cerebellar cortex and the only source
of inhibition to the billions of granule cells forming the cortical input layer. While considered …

Neurotransmitter content is deemed the most basic defining criterion for neuronal classes,
contrasting with the intercellular heterogeneity of many other molecular and functional …