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  A realistic neural mass model of the cortex with laminar-specific connections and synaptic plasticity: Evaluation with auditory habituation

Wang, P., & Knösche, T. R. (2013). A realistic neural mass model of the cortex with laminar-specific connections and synaptic plasticity: Evaluation with auditory habituation. PLoS One, 8(10): e77876. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077876.

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Wang, Peng1, Author           
Knösche, Thomas R.1, Author           
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1Methods and Development Unit Cortical Networks and Cognitive Functions, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society, ou_634557              

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 Abstract: In this work we propose a biologically realistic local cortical circuit model (LCCM), based on neural masses, that incorporates
important aspects of the functional organization of the brain that have not been covered by previous models: (1) activity
dependent plasticity of excitatory synaptic couplings via depleting and recycling of neurotransmitters and (2) realistic interlaminar
dynamics via laminar-specific distribution of and connections between neural populations. The potential of the
LCCM was demonstrated by accounting for the process of auditory habituation. The model parameters were specified using
Bayesian inference. It was found that: (1) besides the major serial excitatory information pathway (layer 4 to layer 2/3 to layer
5/6), there exists a parallel ‘‘short-cut’’ pathway (layer 4 to layer 5/6), (2) the excitatory signal flow from the pyramidal cells to
the inhibitory interneurons seems to be more intra-laminar while, in contrast, the inhibitory signal flow from inhibitory
interneurons to the pyramidal cells seems to be both intra- and inter-laminar, and (3) the habituation rates of the
connections are unsymmetrical: forward connections (from layer 4 to layer 2/3) are more strongly habituated than backward
connections (from Layer 5/6 to layer 4). Our evaluation demonstrates that the novel features of the LCCM are of crucial
importance for mechanistic explanations of brain function. The incorporation of these features into a mass model makes
them applicable to modeling based on macroscopic data (like EEG or MEG), which are usually available in human
experiments. Our LCCM is therefore a valuable building block for future realistic models of human cognitive function.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2013-03-282013-09-052013-10-30
 Publication Status: Published online
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 Rev. Type: Peer
 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077876
PMID: 24205009
PMC: PMC3813749
Other: eCollection 2013
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 8 (10) Sequence Number: e77876 Start / End Page: - Identifier: ISSN: 1932-6203
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/1000000000277850