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The emergence, however, of such a neuronal circuitry is still unclear. In this letter, we demonstrate how spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) can give rise to frequency-dependent learning, thus leading to an input selectivity that enables frequency identification. We use an in-depth mathematical analysis of the learning dynamics in a population of plastic inhibitory connections. These provide inhomogeneous postsynaptic responses that depend on their dendritic location. We find that synaptic delays play a crucial role in organizing the weight specialization induced by STDP. Under suitable conditions on the synaptic delays and postsynaptic potentials (PSPs), the BMF of a neuron after learning can match the training frequency. In particular, proximal (distal) synapses with shorter (longer) dendritic delay and somatically measured PSP time constants respond better to higher (lower) frequencies. 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