Emergence of task-dependent representations in working memory circuits

Savin C, Triesch J. 2014. Emergence of task-dependent representations in working memory circuits. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. 8(MAY), 57.

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Savin, CristinaISTA; Triesch, Jochen
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A wealth of experimental evidence suggests that working memory circuits preferentially represent information that is behaviorally relevant. Still, we are missing a mechanistic account of how these representations come about. Here we provide a simple explanation for a range of experimental findings, in light of prefrontal circuits adapting to task constraints by reward-dependent learning. In particular, we model a neural network shaped by reward-modulated spike-timing dependent plasticity (r-STDP) and homeostatic plasticity (intrinsic excitability and synaptic scaling). We show that the experimentally-observed neural representations naturally emerge in an initially unstructured circuit as it learns to solve several working memory tasks. These results point to a critical, and previously unappreciated, role for reward-dependent learning in shaping prefrontal cortex activity.
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2014-05-28
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Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
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Frontiers Research Foundation
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Supported in part by EC MEXT project PLICON and the LOEWE-Program “Neuronal Coordination Research Focus Frankfurt” (NeFF). Jochen Triesch was supported by the Quandt foundation.
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8
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MAY
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57
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Savin C, Triesch J. Emergence of task-dependent representations in working memory circuits. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. 2014;8(MAY). doi:10.3389/fncom.2014.00057
Savin, C., & Triesch, J. (2014). Emergence of task-dependent representations in working memory circuits. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. Frontiers Research Foundation. https://doi.org/10.3389/fncom.2014.00057
Savin, Cristina, and Jochen Triesch. “Emergence of Task-Dependent Representations in Working Memory Circuits.” Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. Frontiers Research Foundation, 2014. https://doi.org/10.3389/fncom.2014.00057.
C. Savin and J. Triesch, “Emergence of task-dependent representations in working memory circuits,” Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, vol. 8, no. MAY. Frontiers Research Foundation, 2014.
Savin C, Triesch J. 2014. Emergence of task-dependent representations in working memory circuits. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. 8(MAY), 57.
Savin, Cristina, and Jochen Triesch. “Emergence of Task-Dependent Representations in Working Memory Circuits.” Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, vol. 8, no. MAY, 57, Frontiers Research Foundation, 2014, doi:10.3389/fncom.2014.00057.
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