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Stefan Habenschuss¹, Zeno Jonke, Wolfgang Maass

¹Graz University of Technology, Institute for Theoretical Computer Science, Graz, Austria.

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|November 19, 2013

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Brain network states store knowledge as probability distributions. Cortical microcircuits rapidly converge to these distributions, enabling complex computations like prediction and problem-solving.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Theoretical Neuroscience

Background:

Neuroscience suggests knowledge is stored as probability distributions over brain network states.
Cortical microcircuits exhibit complex, nonlinear dynamics with diverse neurons and synapses.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a theoretical foundation for knowledge storage as probability distributions in the brain.
To investigate the computational capabilities of cortical microcircuits based on their stochastic dynamics.

Main Methods:

Theoretical analysis of detailed models for cortical microcircuits.
Demonstration of exponential convergence to stationary distributions.
Computer simulations of probabilistic inference and constraint satisfaction problems.

Main Results:

Cortical microcircuit models converge exponentially fast to stationary distributions of network states.
Phase-specific stationary distributions emerge with background network oscillations.
Stochastic dynamics enable rapid approximate solutions to constraint satisfaction problems.

Conclusions:

Cortical microcircuits can store and process information probabilistically.
This provides a new computing paradigm for spiking neural networks.
Explains how neural networks perform complex cognitive tasks like memory recall and problem-solving.