Can NEURON model a "memory" network?

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Can NEURON model a "memory" network?

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I've built a small network, trying to train it. Is that possible, I don't whether NEURON is a dynamic or not?
Can Neuron support synaptic plasticity or changing the weight adaptively?
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Re: Can NEURON model a "memory" network?

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Kane wrote:I've built a small network, trying to train it. Is that possible
Yes. What learning rule do you have in mind?
I don't whether NEURON is a dynamic or not?
What do you mean by "dynamic"?
Can Neuron support synaptic plasticity or changing the weight adaptively?
If you can describe the rule for plasticity by a formula or algorithm, it can be implemented.
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Re: Can NEURON model a "memory" network?

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ted wrote:
Kane wrote:I've built a small network, trying to train it. Is that possible
Yes. What learning rule do you have in mind?
I don't whether NEURON is a dynamic or not?
What do you mean by "dynamic"?
Can Neuron support synaptic plasticity or changing the weight adaptively?
If you can describe the rule for plasticity by a formula or algorithm, it can be implemented.
dynamic means it's not a time-invariant system.
I'm a neurologist, finding it's too hard to program in NEURON. If NEURON is going to be widely used, it should be much easier to use.
Anyway, thanks for your help, and I will keep on it.
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Re: Can NEURON model a "memory" network?

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Kane wrote:dynamic means it's not a time-invariant system.
If by this you mean "parameters can change in the course of a simulation" the answer is yes, NEURON is "dynamic."
I'm a neurologist, finding it's too hard to program in NEURON.
NEURON does lack built-in learning rules and GUI tools for specifying them. I wonder if NEST or a connectionist simulator would be more to your liking.
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