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Learning prediction error neurons in a canonical interneuron circuit.

Loreen Hertäg^1,2, Henning Sprekeler^1,2

¹Modelling of Cognitive Processes, Institute of Software Engineering and Theoretical Computer Science, Berlin Institute of Technology, Berlin, Germany.

|August 22, 2020

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This study models how specific interneuron interactions refine negative prediction error neurons in the mouse visual cortex. Experience-dependent plasticity in these circuits generates distinct prediction-error computations.

Keywords:

neural circuits neuroscience none prediction-error neurons predictive processing sensorimotor processing synaptic plasticity visual system

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Area of Science:

Computational neuroscience
Systems neuroscience
Neural circuits

Background:

Sensory systems predict future inputs, and prediction errors signal deviations.
Neural mechanisms for prediction error computation remain largely unknown.
Negative prediction errors are crucial for learning and adaptation.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the circuit-level mechanisms underlying negative prediction error computation.
To model the role of interneuron interactions in shaping prediction-error neurons.
To explore experience-dependent plasticity in visual cortex circuits.

Main Methods:

Developed a computational model of mouse primary visual cortex.
Simulated the interplay of three interneuron types.
Incorporated experience-dependent inhibitory plasticity.
Used simulated optogenetic experiments to distinguish circuit variants.

Main Results:

An orchestrated interplay of three interneuron types shapes negative prediction-error neurons.
Experience-dependent inhibitory plasticity generates distinct prediction-error circuit variants.
Model findings are consistent with experimental data from mouse visual cortex layer 2/3.

Conclusions:

Interneuron interactions and inhibitory plasticity are key to prediction-error circuit development.
The model provides a framework for understanding neural computation of prediction errors.
The study offers testable predictions for future experimental research.