Galloni et al. introduce “dendritic target propagation”: a Dale’s law-compliant learning algorithm for cortical microcircuits with soma- and dendrite-targeting inhibition and realistic connectivity co...

Tracking the intellectual DNA of Computational and Systems Neuroscience through its flagship meeting

Mice learning a neurofeedback brain–computer interface task show neuron-specific teaching signals in cortical dendrites, consistent with a vectorized solution for credit assignment in the brain.

With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.

The NEST Initiative invites everyone interested in Neural Simulation Technology and the NEST Simulator to the annual virtual NEST Conference. The NEST Conference provides an opportunity for the NEST Community to meet, exchange success stories, swap advice, learn about current developments in and around NEST spiking network simulation and its application. Take the opportunity to advance your skills in using NEST at our workshops! We particularly encourage young scientists to participate in...

Learning occurs via the adjustment of synaptic weights across a variety of timescales. The mechanisms supporting these processes, from single-shot to iterative learning, are unclear. The prevailing mo...

Our current approach is largely arbitrary. We need new methods for grouping cells, ideally by their dynamics.

Predictive coding is theorized to be a ubiquitous cortical process to explain sensory responses. It asserts that the brain continuously predicts sensory information and imposes those predictions on lo...

The cerebral cortex, from sensory to higher cognitive areas, is hierarchically organised Several dynamical and anatomical measures, such as timescales and neurotransmitter receptor expression, have in...