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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.
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