Local Synaptic Modification Can Lead to Organized Connectivity Patterns in Associative Memory

Without their cerebral cortex people seem to be unable to perform the more interesting types of behavior. On the other hand the cortex is anatomically and electrophysiologically surprisingly uniform. So all the different important capabilities that have been attributed: to different cortical areas seem to be achieved by invoking almost the same machinery. How is this possible?

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