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Neural network activity shapes brain state, influencing sensory processing and behavior. This study reveals how simple recurrent interactions explain experience-dependent changes in neural responses and visually guided actions.

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  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Systems Neuroscience

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  • Response variability is a fundamental aspect of sensory processing and behavior.
  • Brain state fluctuations, influenced by recent network activity, modulate neuronal excitability and sensory information processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how neuronal activity modulates network state and impacts visually evoked activity and behavior.
  • To understand the spatial and temporal scales of recurrent interactions influencing response variability.

Main Methods:

  • Cellular-resolution calcium imaging of the optic tectum to monitor ongoing neural activity.
  • Development of a minimal network model with recurrent excitation and activity-dependent suppression.
  • Estimation of neuronal excitability states based on recent activity history.

Main Results:

  • The model reproduced intermittent bursting, a hallmark of tectal activity.
  • Recent activity history explained trial-to-trial variability in visually evoked responses and spatial adaptation.
  • Neural dynamics predicted behavioral habituation in visually guided prey-catching.

Conclusions:

  • A simple recurrent interaction motif can account for activity-dependent network state changes.
  • This motif explains experience-dependent effects on sensory encoding and visually guided behavior.