Synaptic computation. Abbott, L. & Regehr, W. G Nature, 431(7010):796-803, 2004.
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Neurons are often considered to be the computational engines of the brain, with synapses acting solely as conveyers of information. But the diverse types of synaptic plasticity and the range of timescales over which they operate suggest that synapses have a more active role in information processing. Long-term changes in the transmission properties of synapses provide a physiological substrate for learning and memory, whereas short-term changes support a variety of computations. By expressing several forms of synaptic plasticity, a single neuron can convey an array of different signals to the neural circuit in which it operates.
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  author   = {LF Abbott and Wade G Regehr},
  journal  = {Nature},
  title    = {Synaptic computation.},
  year     = {2004},
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  volume   = {431},
  abstract = {Neurons are often considered to be the computational engines of the
	brain, with synapses acting solely as conveyers of information. But
	the diverse types of synaptic plasticity and the range of timescales
	over which they operate suggest that synapses have a more active
	role in information processing. Long-term changes in the transmission
	properties of synapses provide a physiological substrate for learning
	and memory, whereas short-term changes support a variety of computations.
	By expressing several forms of synaptic plasticity, a single neuron
	can convey an array of different signals to the neural circuit in
	which it operates.},
  doi      = {10.1038/nature03010},
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