1. A computerized neuron apparatus, comprising: at least one processor configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules being configured to effectuate a neural network, the neural network comprising: a first unit comprising a first unit memory; a second unit comprising a second unit memory, the second unit being updated according to a first update rule; and a connection operably coupling the first unit with the second unit, the connection comprising a connection memory, the connection updated according to a second update rule and communicating a neural activity payload comprising at least one bit of a parameter for the first update rule, the at least one bit stored in the first unit memory, and the neural activity payload being communicated to the second unit responsive to an event associated with the first unit.