Binding by Synchrony

• The binding problem was a popular one in the 80s and 90s.
• The solution that seemed to win was the binding by synchrony one.
• This depends on firing dynamics of the neurons (which fits in nicely with the F in flIF).
• The neurons in CAs that are bound together fire at about the same times.
• The main problem with this is that it only supports a few bindings.
• A secondar problem is that when they stop firing, the binding is lost.
• Another problem from my perspective, is I'm not sure how neurons detect that things are firing in synchrony. I think others have figured that out, so it's not one of my criticisms in the paper.