Robust working memory in a two-dimensional continuous attractor network
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Resumo: | Continuous bump attractor networks (CANs) have been widely used in the past to explain the phenomenology of working memory (WM) tasks in which continuous-valued information has to be maintained to guide future behavior. Standard CAN models suffer from two major limitations: the stereotyped shape of the bump attractor does not reflect differences in the representational quality of WM items and the recurrent connections within the network require a biologically unrealistic level of fine tuning. We address both challenges in a two-dimensional (2D) network model formalized by two coupled neural field equations of Amari type. It combines the lateral-inhibition-type connectivity of classical CANs with a locally balanced excitatory and inhibitory feedback loop. We first use a radially symmetric connectivity function to analyze the existence, stability, and bifurcation structure of 2D bumps representing the conjunctive WM of two input dimensions. To address the quality of WM content, we show in model simulations that the bump amplitude reflects the temporal integration of bottom-up and top-down evidence for a specific combination of input features. This includes the network capacity to transform a stable subthreshold memory trace of a weak input into a high-fidelity memory representation by an unspecific cue given retrospectively during WM maintenance. To address the fine-tuning problem, we test numerically different perturbations of the assumed radial symmetry of the connectivity function including random spatial fluctuations in the connection strength. Different from the behavior of standard CAN models, the bump does not drift in representational space but remains stationary at the input position. |
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Robust working memory in a two-dimensional continuous attractor networkContinuous bump attractorTwo-dimensional neural fieldWorking memoryRobust neural integratorMemory fidelityCiências Naturais::Ciências da Computação e da InformaçãoContinuous bump attractor networks (CANs) have been widely used in the past to explain the phenomenology of working memory (WM) tasks in which continuous-valued information has to be maintained to guide future behavior. Standard CAN models suffer from two major limitations: the stereotyped shape of the bump attractor does not reflect differences in the representational quality of WM items and the recurrent connections within the network require a biologically unrealistic level of fine tuning. We address both challenges in a two-dimensional (2D) network model formalized by two coupled neural field equations of Amari type. It combines the lateral-inhibition-type connectivity of classical CANs with a locally balanced excitatory and inhibitory feedback loop. We first use a radially symmetric connectivity function to analyze the existence, stability, and bifurcation structure of 2D bumps representing the conjunctive WM of two input dimensions. To address the quality of WM content, we show in model simulations that the bump amplitude reflects the temporal integration of bottom-up and top-down evidence for a specific combination of input features. This includes the network capacity to transform a stable subthreshold memory trace of a weak input into a high-fidelity memory representation by an unspecific cue given retrospectively during WM maintenance. To address the fine-tuning problem, we test numerically different perturbations of the assumed radial symmetry of the connectivity function including random spatial fluctuations in the connection strength. Different from the behavior of standard CAN models, the bump does not drift in representational space but remains stationary at the input position.The work received financial support from FCT through the PhD fellowship PD/BD/128183/2016, the project “Neurofield” (PTDC/MAT-APL/31393/2017) and the research centre CMAT within the project UID/MAT/00013/2020.Springer NatureUniversidade do MinhoWojtak, WeronikaCoombes, StephenAvitabile, DanieleBicho, EstelaErlhagen, Wolfram2023-05-292023-05-29T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/85745engWojtak, W., Coombes, S., Avitabile, D., Bicho, E., & Erlhagen, W. (2023, May 29). Robust working memory in a two-dimensional continuous attractor network. Cognitive Neurodynamics. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11571-023-09979-31871-40801871-409910.1007/s11571-023-09979-3https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11571-023-09979-3info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-29T01:20:05Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/85745Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:09:59.613778Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Robust working memory in a two-dimensional continuous attractor network |
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Robust working memory in a two-dimensional continuous attractor network |
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Robust working memory in a two-dimensional continuous attractor network Wojtak, Weronika Continuous bump attractor Two-dimensional neural field Working memory Robust neural integrator Memory fidelity Ciências Naturais::Ciências da Computação e da Informação |
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Robust working memory in a two-dimensional continuous attractor network |
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Robust working memory in a two-dimensional continuous attractor network |
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Robust working memory in a two-dimensional continuous attractor network |
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Robust working memory in a two-dimensional continuous attractor network |
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Robust working memory in a two-dimensional continuous attractor network |
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Wojtak, Weronika |
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Wojtak, Weronika Coombes, Stephen Avitabile, Daniele Bicho, Estela Erlhagen, Wolfram |
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Coombes, Stephen Avitabile, Daniele Bicho, Estela Erlhagen, Wolfram |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Wojtak, Weronika Coombes, Stephen Avitabile, Daniele Bicho, Estela Erlhagen, Wolfram |
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Continuous bump attractor Two-dimensional neural field Working memory Robust neural integrator Memory fidelity Ciências Naturais::Ciências da Computação e da Informação |
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Continuous bump attractor Two-dimensional neural field Working memory Robust neural integrator Memory fidelity Ciências Naturais::Ciências da Computação e da Informação |
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Continuous bump attractor networks (CANs) have been widely used in the past to explain the phenomenology of working memory (WM) tasks in which continuous-valued information has to be maintained to guide future behavior. Standard CAN models suffer from two major limitations: the stereotyped shape of the bump attractor does not reflect differences in the representational quality of WM items and the recurrent connections within the network require a biologically unrealistic level of fine tuning. We address both challenges in a two-dimensional (2D) network model formalized by two coupled neural field equations of Amari type. It combines the lateral-inhibition-type connectivity of classical CANs with a locally balanced excitatory and inhibitory feedback loop. We first use a radially symmetric connectivity function to analyze the existence, stability, and bifurcation structure of 2D bumps representing the conjunctive WM of two input dimensions. To address the quality of WM content, we show in model simulations that the bump amplitude reflects the temporal integration of bottom-up and top-down evidence for a specific combination of input features. This includes the network capacity to transform a stable subthreshold memory trace of a weak input into a high-fidelity memory representation by an unspecific cue given retrospectively during WM maintenance. To address the fine-tuning problem, we test numerically different perturbations of the assumed radial symmetry of the connectivity function including random spatial fluctuations in the connection strength. Different from the behavior of standard CAN models, the bump does not drift in representational space but remains stationary at the input position. |
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Wojtak, W., Coombes, S., Avitabile, D., Bicho, E., & Erlhagen, W. (2023, May 29). Robust working memory in a two-dimensional continuous attractor network. Cognitive Neurodynamics. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11571-023-09979-3 1871-4080 1871-4099 10.1007/s11571-023-09979-3 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11571-023-09979-3 |
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