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It has been over a decade since I studied neurobiology, but from what I recall we do have at least some understanding of how synapses become "weighted". For exa
by jrussino 6y ago
It has been over a decade since I studied neurobiology, but from what I recall we do have at least some understanding of how synapses become "weighted". For example: long-term-potentiation, the idea that "neurons that fire together wire together"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_potentiation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_potentiation
https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/behavior/learning-slug/v/long-term-potentiation-and-synaptic-plasticity https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/behavior/learning...
- netizen-9748 6y agoLTP is only one mechanism. Neurons vary their responses in multiple ways, usually some form of receptor protein modification. But again, this is one mechanism of many.