I have to disagree with your nitpick. The presentation basically depicts spike timing dependent plasticity (STDP). STDP has been shown to occur in many brain re

I have to disagree with your nitpick. The presentation basically depicts spike timing dependent plasticity (STDP). STDP has been shown to occur in many brain regions and species, including mammals. It may not be the only learning rule that the brain uses, it's clearly an important and widely used one. http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Spike-timing_dependent_plasticity http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Spike-timing_dependent_p...