Efficiency and reliability in biological neural network architectures
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 17, 2024
Abstract
Simplified
models
of
neural
networks
have
demonstrated
the
importance
establishing
a
reasonable
tradeoff
between
memory
capacity
and
fault-tolerance
in
cortical
coding
schemes.
The
intensity
is
mediated
by
level
neuronal
variability.
Indeed,
increased
redundancy
activity
enhances
robustness
code
at
cost
its
efficiency.
We
hypothesized
that
heterogeneous
architecture
biological
provides
substrate
to
regulate
this
tradeoff,
thereby
allowing
different
subpopulations
same
network
optimize
for
objectives.
To
distinguish
subpopulations,
we
developed
metric
based
on
mathematical
theory
simplicial
complexes
captures
complexity
their
connectivity,
contrasting
higher-order
structure
random
control.
confirm
relevance
our
analyzed
several
openly
available
connectomes,
revealing
they
all
exhibited
wider
distributions
across
than
relevant
controls.
Using
biologically
detailed
model
an
electron
microscopic
data
set
connectivity
with
co-registered
functional
data,
showed
low
exhibit
efficient
activity.
Conversely,
high
play
supporting
role
boosting
reliability
as
whole,
softening
robustness-efficiency
tradeoff.
Crucially,
found
both
types
can
do
coexist
within
single
connectome
networks,
due
heterogeneity
connectivity.
Our
work
thus
suggests
avenue
resolving
seemingly
paradoxical
previous
results
assume
homogeneous
Язык: Английский
Modeling and Simulation of Neocortical Micro- and Mesocircuitry. Part II: Physiology and Experimentation
Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2025
Cortical
dynamics
underlie
many
cognitive
processes
and
emerge
from
complex
multi-scale
interactions,
which
are
challenging
to
study
in
vivo
.
Large-scale,
biophysically
detailed
models
offer
a
tool
can
complement
laboratory
approaches.
We
present
model
comprising
eight
somatosensory
cortex
subregions,
4.2
million
morphological
electrically-detailed
neurons,
13.2
billion
local
mid-range
synapses.
In
silico
tools
enabled
reproduction
extension
of
experiments
under
single
parameterization,
providing
strong
validation.
The
reproduced
millisecond-precise
stimulus-responses,
stimulus-encoding
targeted
optogenetic
activation,
selective
propagation
stimulus-evoked
activity
downstream
areas.
model’s
direct
correspondence
with
biology
generated
predictions
about
how
multiscale
organization
shapes
activity;
for
example,
cortical
is
shaped
by
high-dimensional
connectivity
motifs
connectivity,
spatial
targeting
rules
inhibitory
subpopulations.
latter
was
facilitated
using
rewired
connectome
included
specific
observed
different
neuron
types
electron
microscopy.
also
predicted
the
role
interneuron
layers
stimulus
encoding.
Simulation
large
subvolume
made
available
enable
further
community-driven
improvement,
validation
investigation.
Язык: Английский
Specific inhibition and disinhibition in the higher-order structure of a cortical connectome
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 22, 2023
ABSTRACT
Neurons
are
thought
to
act
as
parts
of
assemblies
with
strong
internal
excitatory
connectivity.
Conversely,
inhibition
is
often
reduced
blanket
no
targeting
specificity.
We
analyzed
the
structure
excitation
and
in
MICrONS
mm
3
dataset,
an
electron
microscopic
reconstruction
a
piece
cortical
tissue.
found
that
was
structured
around
feed-forward
flow
large
non-random
neuron
motifs
information
from
small
number
sources
larger
potential
targets.
Inhibitory
neurons
connected
specific
sequential
positions
these
motifs,
implementing
targeted
symmetrical
competition
between
them.
None
trends
detectable
only
pairwise
connectivity,
demonstrating
by
motifs.
While
descriptions
circuits
range
non-specific
blanket-inhibition
targeted,
our
results
describe
form
specificity
existing
higher-order
connectome.
These
findings
have
important
implications
for
role
learning
synaptic
plasticity.
Язык: Английский
Heterogeneous and higher-order cortical connectivity undergirds efficient, robust and reliable neural codes
iScience,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
28(1), С. 111585 - 111585
Опубликована: Дек. 12, 2024
Язык: Английский
Modeling and Simulation of Neocortical Micro- and Mesocircuitry. Part II: Physiology and Experimentation
Опубликована: Ноя. 8, 2024
Cortical
dynamics
underlie
many
cognitive
processes
and
emerge
from
complex
multi-scale
interactions,
which
are
challenging
to
study
in
vivo
.
Large-scale,
biophysically
detailed
models
offer
a
tool
can
complement
laboratory
approaches.
We
present
model
comprising
eight
somatosensory
cortex
subregions,
4.2
million
morphological
electrically-detailed
neurons,
13.2
billion
local
mid-range
synapses.
In
silico
tools
enabled
reproduction
extension
of
experiments
under
single
parameterization,
providing
strong
validation.
The
reproduced
millisecond-precise
stimulus-responses,
stimulus-encoding
targeted
optogenetic
activation,
selective
propagation
stimulus-evoked
activity
downstream
areas.
model’s
direct
correspondence
with
biology
generated
predictions
about
how
multiscale
organization
shapes
activity;
for
example,
cortical
is
shaped
by
high-dimensional
connectivity
motifs
connectivity,
spatial
targeting
rules
inhibitory
subpopulations.
latter
was
facilitated
using
rewired
connectome
included
specific
observed
different
neuron
types
electron
microscopy.
also
predicted
the
role
interneuron
layers
stimulus
encoding.
Simulation
large
subvolume
made
available
enable
further
community-driven
improvement,
validation
investigation.
Язык: Английский