Understanding Synaptic Plasticity Algorithms
How do synapses learn without backpropagation? A look at spike-timing-dependent plasticity.
I wrote a bunch of notes during my time as a master's student in cognitive science. The program was fairly unstructured, so I found that I ended up taking courses where I didn't have some of the background knowledge, and either had to play catch up, learn a simplified version of the concepts being taught, or a combination of the two. I write about some of the topics that I wish had been explained a differently here, mainly written from my software perspective. I have very little background in things like dynamical systems, chemistry, and even circuits.
How do synapses learn without backpropagation? A look at spike-timing-dependent plasticity.
A primer on neurodynamics for the uninitiated.
A student's guide to understanding how our brains represent information, explained with real examples.