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How spiking brain networks learn and replay sequences with precise timing

Melissa Lober, Younes Bouhadjar, Markus Diesmann, Tom Tetzlaff

May 21, 2026

Researchers extended a biologically inspired spiking neural network model to encode not just *what* happens in a sequence but *when*. Sequential activation of neuronal populations represents element duration, while oscillatory background signals act as a clock to flexibly control replay speed. This explains how brains might learn complex temporal patterns and why sleep spindles or theta oscillations correlate with sequence replay.
Published as Learning sequence timing and control of replay speed in networks of spiking neurons arXiv:2605.22523
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