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Modeling the Functional Network for Spatial Navigation in the Human Brain

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A spiking network model for clustering report in a visual working memory task.

Lixing Lei¹, Mengya Zhang¹, Tingyu Li¹

¹School of Systems Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.

Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

|January 30, 2023

Summary

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A new spiking network model explains clustered working memory reports and Gaussian error distributions. Heterogeneous connectivity and short-term plasticity are crucial for reproducing experimental findings in visual working memory.

Keywords:

STP clustering report heterogeneity spiking network working memory

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience

Background:

Working memory (WM) is vital for cognitive functions.
Experimental data show clustered reports and Gaussian error distributions for memorized colors.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the neurodynamic mechanisms of visual working memory.
To model the observed clustering and Gaussian error patterns.

Main Methods:

A spiking neural network model was developed based on the ring model for visuospatial WM.
The model incorporated heterogeneous connectivity and short-term plasticity (STP).

Main Results:

The model successfully reproduced clustered reports from uniform distributions.
The model replicated Gaussian error distributions for stimulus reports.
Perturbation analyses confirmed the necessity of connectivity heterogeneity and STP.

Conclusions:

The developed model offers a novel computational perspective on visual working memory phenomena.
Heterogeneous connectivity and STP are key factors in explaining experimental observations.