Sparse synaptic connectivity is required for decorrelation and pattern separation in feedforward networks

Input decorrelation, expansion recoding and sparse activity have been proposed to separate overlapping activity patterns in feedforward networks. Here the authors use reduced and detailed spiking models to elucidate how synaptic connectivity affects the contribution of these mechanisms to pattern se...

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Main Authors: N. Alex Cayco-Gajic, Claudia Clopath, R. Angus Silver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01109-y