Sensory adaptation and short term plasticity as Bayesian correction for a changing brain.

Neurons in the sensory system exhibit changes in excitability that unfold over many time scales. These fluctuations produce noise and could potentially lead to perceptual errors. However, to prevent such errors, postsynaptic neurons and synapses can adapt and counteract changes in the excitability o...

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Main Authors: Ian H Stevenson, Beau Cronin, Mriganka Sur, Konrad P Kording
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2928744?pdf=render