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Accurate Identification of Communication Between Multiple Interacting Neural Populations.

Belle Liu¹, Jacob Sacks², Matthew D Golub²

¹Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Washington.

|September 2, 2025

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We developed Multi-Region Latent Factor Analysis via Dynamical Systems (MR-LFADS) to accurately model brain region communication. This new method improves understanding of neural population dynamics and information processing across the brain.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Systems Neuroscience

Background:

Advanced neural recording technologies allow simultaneous monitoring of population activity across multiple brain regions.
Existing data-driven models often fail to accurately distinguish sources influencing neural populations, hindering the study of inter-regional communication.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel computational framework, Multi-Region Latent Factor Analysis via Dynamical Systems (MR-LFADS), for disentangling neural communication patterns.
To improve the accuracy of modeling brain-wide information processing by separating inter-regional communication, external inputs, and local dynamics.

Main Methods:

Developed MR-LFADS, a sequential variational autoencoder model.
Utilized dynamical systems principles to model neural population activity.
Validated the model using extensive simulations of task-trained multi-region neural networks.

Main Results:

MR-LFADS demonstrated superior performance compared to existing methods in identifying communication across simulated neural networks.
The model successfully predicted brain-wide effects of circuit perturbations on large-scale electrophysiology data not used during training.

Conclusions:

MR-LFADS offers a robust approach for analyzing complex neural population dynamics and inter-regional communication.
The model serves as a valuable tool for uncovering fundamental principles of brain-wide information processing using real and synthetic neural data.