We present a model of opinion dynamics in which agents adjust continuous opinions as a
result of random binary encounters whenever their difference in opinion is below a given …

In the context of parameter estimation and model selection, it is only quite recently that a
direct link between the Fisher information and information-theoretic quantities has been …

We investigate the consequences of maximizing information transfer in a simple neural
network (one input layer, one output layer), focusing on the case of nonlinear transfer functions. …

It is widely believed that synaptic modifications underlie learning and memory. However,
few studies have examined what can be deduced about the learning process from the …

A model for formal neural networks that learn temporal sequences by selection is proposed
on the basis of observations on the acquisition of song by birds, on sequence-detecting …

Much research effort into synaptic plasticity has been motivated by the idea that modifications
of synaptic weights (or strengths or efficacies) underlie learning and memory. Here, we …

Phonological rules relate surface phonetic word forms to abstract underlying forms that are
stored in the lexicon. Infants must thus acquire these rules in order to infer the abstract …

As a large-scale instance of dramatic collective behaviour, the 2005 French riots started in a
poor suburb of Paris, then spread in all of France, lasting about three weeks. Remarkably, …

We propose an agent-based model of a single-asset financial market, described in terms of
a small number of parameters, which generates price returns with statistical properties …

10.7554/eLife.31599.001 The cerebellum aids the learning of fast, coordinated movements.
According to current consensus, erroneously active parallel fibre synapses are depressed …