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Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Systems Neuroscience

Background:

Neural network function is determined by connectivity, including input and recurrent connections.
Detailed recurrent connectivity in the primate lateral prefrontal cortex remains largely undescribed.
Noise correlations in neural activity can provide insights into network connectivity.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an indirect method for estimating recurrent connectivity in primate prefrontal cortex.
To quantify and compare the connectivity of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the frontal eye field.
To infer the functional implications of differing connectivity patterns.

Main Methods:

Developed an indirect estimation method leveraging elevated noise correlations of mutually-connected units.
Trained recurrent neural network models with varied bump attractor connectivity and noise levels.
Matched model noise correlations to empirical data from primate dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and frontal eye field.

Main Results:

Models with approximately 20% bump attractor connectivity matched frontal eye field noise correlations.
Models with approximately 7.5% bump attractor connectivity matched dorsolateral prefrontal cortex noise correlations.
Identified distinct connectivity profiles for the two prefrontal regions.

Conclusions:

Different percentages of bump attractor connectivity may underlie distinct functional roles in prefrontal regions.
Lower connectivity percentages, associated with higher-dimensional representations, may support abstract neural representations in anterior regions.