Cortical state transitions and stimulus response evolve along stiff and sloppy parameter dimensions, respectively
Previous research showed that spontaneous neuronal activity presents sloppiness: the collective behavior is strongly determined by a small number of parameter combinations, defined as ‘stiff’ dimensions, while it is insensitive to many others (‘sloppy’ dimensions). Here, we analyzed neural populatio...
| Autores: | , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/401692 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/401692 https://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.53268 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Neurology Brain -- Research Neurologia Cervell -- Investigació Classificació AMS::92 Biology and other natural sciences::92C Physiological, cellular and medical topics Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la salut::Medicina::Neurologia Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria biomèdica |
| Sumario: | Previous research showed that spontaneous neuronal activity presents sloppiness: the collective behavior is strongly determined by a small number of parameter combinations, defined as ‘stiff’ dimensions, while it is insensitive to many others (‘sloppy’ dimensions). Here, we analyzed neural population activity from the auditory cortex of anesthetized rats while the brain spontaneously transited through different synchronized and desynchronized states and intermittently received sensory inputs. We showed that cortical state transitions were determined by changes in stiff parameters associated with the activity of a core of neurons with low responses to stimuli and high centrality within the observed network. In contrast, stimulus-evoked responses evolved along sloppy dimensions associated with the activity of neurons with low centrality and displaying large ongoing and stimulus-evoked fluctuations without affecting the integrity of the network. Our results shed light on the interplay among stability, flexibility, and responsiveness of neuronal collective dynamics during intrinsic and induced activity. |
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