Neuro Network Formation Model (IMAGE)

The Graduate Center, CUNY

Neuro Network Formation Model

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(Left) Network of the strongest connections among over 20,000 neurons in the fruit fly brain. (Right) Model of network formation. Some random connections are pruned, while other connections become stronger through a mixture of Hebbian and random growth.

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Christopher Lynn

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