Presynaptic stochasticity improves energy efficiency and helps alleviate the stability-plasticity dilemma

When an action potential arrives at a synapse there is a large probability that no neurotransmitter is released. Surprisingly, simple computational models suggest that these synaptic failures enable information processing at lower metabolic costs. However, these models only consider information tran...

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Main Authors: Simon Schug, Frederik Benzing, Angelika Steger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-10-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/69884