“…In this paper, we attempt to study learning-induced synchronization of a developing neural network, whose size ranges from tens to hundreds of neurons. Since we focus on the robust properties of collective neuronal dynamics which are not sensitive to details of neurons (Usery and Reid, 1999;Tresch and Kiehn, 2002;Zhigulin et al, 2003), we apply a one-dimensional map with excitable dynamics representing the neuronal activities of the network, instead of a biological model of action potential (AP) for nerve cells (Labos, 1986;Hayakawa and Sawada, 2000). In our model, each neuron integrates all the inputs from other neurons and fires whenever the membrane potential reaches a threshold.…”