What are the temporal dynamics of brain cells, brain systems, and behavior? How do these dynamics change with learning, and how do they influence learning?
(Initiative Coordinators: Andrea Chiba and Isabel Gauthier)

 

Some important temporal dynamics are intrinsic to the way neurons and brain systems function (e.g., cellular properties of neurons, activity patterns in brain networks measured using EEG).  These dynamics can influence how and what the brain learns. Other important temporal dynamics of brain systems supporting perceptual and cognitive systems have been shaped by development and experience. Understanding the temporal dynamics of perception and cognition is fundamental for understanding new perceptual and cognitive learning.

Strand 2.1: What aspects of neuronal ensemble dynamics, measured by EEG, are important for learning? How is ensemble dynamics generated by interactions between neurons? How do the natural spike trains that occur during the ensemble dynamics of learning drive plasticity via STDP rules?

Strand 2.2: What are the temporal dynamics of brain systems and the interaction between different brain systems and how do they constrain learning and memory?

Strand 2.3: How does neuromodulation set intrinsic dynamics for plasticity and learning?

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