Introduction
Single Cell Theory
Stability of BCM with a Weight Decay Term. in a Linearly Independent Environment
Objective Function Formulation
Convergence of the Solution of the Random Differential Equations
Analysis and Comparison of BCM and Kurtosis in Extended Distributions
Statistical Theorems
Cortical Network Theory
Asymptotic Behavior of Mean Field Equations with Time Dependent Mean Field
Review and Analysis of Second Order Learning Rules
Representing the correlation matrix in a Bessel function Base
Properties of Correlation Functions And How to Make Good Ones
The Parity Transform: Symmetry properties of the eigenstates of the two eye problem
Receptive field selectivity in a natural image environment
Technical Remarks Concerning Simulations of Selectivity
Ocular dominance in normal and deprived cortex
Networks of interacting BCM Neurons
Experimental evidence for the assumptions and consequences of the BCM theory

In Theory of Cortical Plasticity, Nobel Laureate LeonCooper and his collaborators present a systematic development of theBienenstock, Cooper and Munro (BCM) theory of synaptic plasticity, anddiscuss experiments that test both its assumptions and consequences. This insightful book provides an elegant analysis of theoreticalstructure in neuroscience research, and elucidates the role BCM theoryhas played in guiding research leading to our present understanding ofthe mechanisms underlying cortical plasticity