Add STDP-dopamine synapse tutorial notebook (#787)

add STDP-dopamine synapse tutorial notebook Co-authored-by: C.A.P. Linssen <charl@turingbirds.com> Co-authored-by: Pooja Babu <p.babu@fz-juelich.de>
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 * :doc:`Triplet STDP synapse </tutorials/triplet_stdp_synapse/triplet_stdp_synapse>`
 
   A triplet STDP rule is sensitive to third-order correlations of pre- and postsynaptic spike times, and accounts better for experimentally seen dependence on timing and frequency.
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+* :doc:`Dopamine-modulated STDP synapse </tutorials/stdp_dopa_synapse/stdp_dopa_synapse>`
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+  Adding dopamine modulation to the weight update rule of an STDP synapse allows it to be used in reinforcement learning tasks. This allows a network to learn which of the many cues and actions preceding a reward should be credited for the reward.