The impact of high-order interactions on the rate of synchronous discharge and information transmission in somatosensory cortex
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The impact of high-order interactions on the rate of synchronous discharge and information transmission in somatosensory cortex. / Montani, Fernando; Ince, Robin A A; Senatore, Riccardo; Arabzadeh, Ehsan; Diamond, Mathew E; Panzeri, Stefano.
In: PHILOS T R SOC A, Vol. 367, No. 1901, 28.08.2009, p. 3297-310.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The impact of high-order interactions on the rate of synchronous discharge and information transmission in somatosensory cortex
AU - Montani, Fernando
AU - Ince, Robin A A
AU - Senatore, Riccardo
AU - Arabzadeh, Ehsan
AU - Diamond, Mathew E
AU - Panzeri, Stefano
PY - 2009/8/28
Y1 - 2009/8/28
N2 - Understanding the operations of neural networks in the brain requires an understanding of whether interactions among neurons can be described by a pairwise interaction model, or whether a higher order interaction model is needed. In this article we consider the rate of synchronous discharge of a local population of neurons, a macroscopic index of the activation of the neural network that can be measured experimentally. We analyse a model based on physics' maximum entropy principle that evaluates whether the probability of synchronous discharge can be described by interactions up to any given order. When compared with real neural population activity obtained from the rat somatosensory cortex, the model shows that interactions of at least order three or four are necessary to explain the data. We use Shannon information to compute the impact of high-order correlations on the amount of somatosensory information transmitted by the rate of synchronous discharge, and we find that correlations of higher order progressively decrease the information available through the neural population. These results are compatible with the hypothesis that high-order interactions play a role in shaping the dynamics of neural networks, and that they should be taken into account when computing the representational capacity of neural populations.
AB - Understanding the operations of neural networks in the brain requires an understanding of whether interactions among neurons can be described by a pairwise interaction model, or whether a higher order interaction model is needed. In this article we consider the rate of synchronous discharge of a local population of neurons, a macroscopic index of the activation of the neural network that can be measured experimentally. We analyse a model based on physics' maximum entropy principle that evaluates whether the probability of synchronous discharge can be described by interactions up to any given order. When compared with real neural population activity obtained from the rat somatosensory cortex, the model shows that interactions of at least order three or four are necessary to explain the data. We use Shannon information to compute the impact of high-order correlations on the amount of somatosensory information transmitted by the rate of synchronous discharge, and we find that correlations of higher order progressively decrease the information available through the neural population. These results are compatible with the hypothesis that high-order interactions play a role in shaping the dynamics of neural networks, and that they should be taken into account when computing the representational capacity of neural populations.
KW - Entropy
KW - Models, Neurological
KW - Nerve Net
KW - Neurons/metabolism
KW - Probability
KW - Somatosensory Cortex/physiology
KW - Synaptic Transmission
KW - Time Factors
U2 - 10.1098/rsta.2009.0082
DO - 10.1098/rsta.2009.0082
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 19620125
VL - 367
SP - 3297
EP - 3310
JO - PHILOS T R SOC A
JF - PHILOS T R SOC A
SN - 1364-503X
IS - 1901
ER -