Synaptic scaling balances learning in a spiking model of neocortex (Rowan & Neymotin 2013)

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Learning in the brain requires complementary mechanisms: potentiation and activity-dependent homeostatic scaling. We introduce synaptic scaling to a biologically-realistic spiking model of neocortex which can learn changes in oscillatory rhythms using STDP, and show that scaling is necessary to balance both positive and negative changes in input from potentiation and atrophy. We discuss some of the issues that arise when considering synaptic scaling in such a model, and show that scaling regulates activity whilst allowing learning to remain unaltered.
Reference:
1 . Rowan MS, Neymotin SA (2013) Synaptic Scaling Balances Learning in a Spiking Model of Neocortex Adaptive and Natural Computing Algorithms, Tomassini M, Antonioni A, Daolio F, Buesser P, ed. pp.20
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Model Type: Realistic Network;
Brain Region(s)/Organism: Neocortex;
Cell Type(s): Neocortex L5/6 pyramidal GLU cell; Neocortex L2/3 pyramidal GLU cell; Neocortex V1 interneuron basket PV GABA cell; Neocortex fast spiking (FS) interneuron; Neocortex spiny stellate cell; Neocortex spiking regular (RS) neuron; Neocortex spiking low threshold (LTS) neuron; Abstract integrate-and-fire adaptive exponential (AdEx) neuron;
Channel(s):
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s): GabaA; AMPA; NMDA;
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s): Gaba; Glutamate;
Simulation Environment: NEURON; Python;
Model Concept(s): Synaptic Plasticity; Long-term Synaptic Plasticity; Learning; STDP; Homeostasis;
Implementer(s): Lytton, William [bill.lytton at downstate.edu]; Neymotin, Sam [Samuel.Neymotin at nki.rfmh.org]; Rowan, Mark [m.s.rowan at cs.bham.ac.uk];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  Neocortex L5/6 pyramidal GLU cell; Neocortex L2/3 pyramidal GLU cell; Neocortex V1 interneuron basket PV GABA cell; GabaA; AMPA; NMDA; Gaba; Glutamate;
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//  $Header: /usr/site/nrniv/simctrl/hoc/RCS/local.hoc,v 1.15 2003/02/13 15:32:06 billl Exp $
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//  This file contains local modifications to nrnoc.hoc and default.hoc
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//  Users should not edit nrnoc.hoc or default.hoc.  Any local 
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long_dt     = .001      // msec 

objref sfunc,tmpfile
sfunc = hoc_sf_   // needed to use is_name()
tmpfile = new File()  // check for existence before opening a user's local.hoc file

proc write_comment () {
  tmpfile.aopen("index")
  tmpfile.printf("%s\n",$s1)
  tmpfile.close()  
}

func asin () { return atan($1/sqrt(1-$1*$1)) }
func acos () { return atan(sqrt(1-$1*$1)/$1) }

objref mt[2]
mt = new MechanismType(0)
proc uninsert_all () { local ii
  forall for ii=0,mt.count()-1 {
    mt.select(ii)
    mt.selected(temp_string_)
    if (strcmp(temp_string_,"morphology")==0) continue
    if (strcmp(temp_string_,"capacitance")==0) continue
    if (strcmp(temp_string_,"extracellular")==0) continue
    if (sfunc.substr(temp_string_,"_ion")!=-1) continue
    mt.remove()
    // print ii,temp_string_
  }
}

condor_run = 0  // define for compatability