Biology – Quantitative Biology – Neurons and Cognition
Scientific paper
2011-06-11
Biology
Quantitative Biology
Neurons and Cognition
Scientific paper
Collective rhythmic dynamics from neurons is vital for cognitive functions such as memory formation but how neurons self-organize to produce such activity is not well understood. Attractor-based models have been successfully implemented as a theoretical framework for memory storage in networks of neurons. Activity-dependent modification of synaptic transmission is thought to be the physiological basis of learning and memory. The goal of this study is to demonstrate that using a pharmacological perturbation on in vitro networks of hippocampal neurons that has been shown to increase synaptic strength follows the dynamical postulates theorized by attractor models. We use a grid of extracellular electrodes to study changes in network activity after this perturbation and show that there is a persistent increase in overall spiking and bursting activity after treatment. This increase in activity appears to recruit more "errant" spikes into bursts. Lastly, phase plots indicate a conserved activity pattern suggesting that the network is operating in a stable dynamical state.
Chen Xin
Conant Katherine
Dzakpasu Rhonda
Niedringhaus Mark
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