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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: $Id: misc.mod,v 1.24 2011/10/14 15:00:26 samn Exp $

COMMENT
Misc. routines:
sassign() // assign a string from system
dassign()// assign a double
nokill() // chatch SIGHUP
prtime() // gives date/time
fspitchar(c,file) // sends single char to a file
spitchar(c)       // sends single char to stdout: eg c=1 => ^A
file_exist(file) // returns 1 if filename exists
hocgetc(file) // get single char from a file

  Note that with a SUFFIX equal to "nothing" these functions do not
have a suffix in hoc.  Thus to call sassign() in hoc use simply type
"sassign()" <- without the quotes.

    file_exist(filename)
        - returns 1 if filename exists

    sassign()  (string assign, written by Bill Lytton)
        - This routine is used to set a string in Hoc to something that has
          been returned by a system call.  sassign("name","shell_call ...")
          will produce a file called "sassign" in the cwd that will contain
          a hoc call that sets string 'name' to the result of shell_call 
          which should be a string.
        
    dassign()  (double assign, written and used by Bill Lytton)
        - This routine is used to set a variable in Hoc to something that has
          been returned by a system call.  sassign("name","shell_call ...")
          will produce a file called "dassign" in the cwd that will contain
          a hoc call that sets variable 'name' to the result of shell_call 
          which should be a number.

ENDCOMMENT
                           
INDEPENDENT {t FROM 0 TO 1 WITH 1 (ms)}

NEURON {
    SUFFIX nothing
}

VERBATIM
#include <unistd.h>     /* F_OK     */
#include <errno.h>      /* errno    */
#include <signal.h>
#include <sys/types.h>         /* MUST REMEMBER THIS */
#include <time.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <limits.h>
extern int hoc_is_tempobj(int narg);
ENDVERBATIM

:* FUNCTION file_exist()
FUNCTION file_exist() {
VERBATIM
    /* Returns TRUE if file exists, if file not exist the need to reset
       errno else will get a nrnoc error.  Seems to be a problem even
       if I don't include <errno.h> */

    char *gargstr(), *filename;

    filename = gargstr(1);

    if (*filename && !access(filename, F_OK)) {
        _lfile_exist = 1;

    } else {
        /* Errno set to 2 when file not found */
        errno = 0;

        _lfile_exist = 0;
    }
ENDVERBATIM
}

FUNCTION istmpobj () {
VERBATIM
  _listmpobj=hoc_is_tempobj_arg(1);
ENDVERBATIM  
}

:* PROCEDURE sassign()
FUNCTION sassign() {
VERBATIM
    FILE *pipein;
    char string[BUFSIZ], **strname, *syscall;
    char** hoc_pgargstr();

    strname = hoc_pgargstr(1);
    syscall = gargstr(2);

    if( !(pipein = popen(syscall, "r"))) {
        fprintf(stderr,"System call failed\n");
        return 0; 
    }
    
    if (fgets(string,BUFSIZ,pipein) == NULL) {
        fprintf(stderr,"System call did not return a string\n");
        pclose(pipein); return 0;
    }

    /*  assign_hoc_str(strname, string, 0); */
    hoc_assign_str(strname, string);

    pclose(pipein);
    errno = 0;
    return 0;
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* PROCEDURE dassign() 
FUNCTION dassign() {
VERBATIM
    FILE *pipein, *outfile;
    char *strname, *syscall;
    double num;

    strname = gargstr(1);
    syscall = gargstr(2);

    if ( !(outfile = fopen("dassign","w"))) {
        fprintf(stderr,"Can't open output file dassign\n");
        return 0; 
    }

    if( !(pipein = popen(syscall, "r"))) {
        fprintf(stderr,"System call failed\n");
        fclose(outfile); return 0; 
    }
    
    if (fscanf(pipein,"%lf",&num) != 1) {
        fprintf(stderr,"System call did not return a number\n");
        fclose(outfile); pclose(pipein); return 0; 
    }

    fprintf(outfile,"%s=%g\n",strname,num);
    fprintf(outfile,"system(\"rm dassign\")\n");

    fclose(outfile); pclose(pipein);
    errno = 0;
    return 0;
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* PROCEDURE nokill() 
: nohup
PROCEDURE nokill() {
VERBATIM
  signal(SIGHUP, SIG_IGN);
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* FUNCTION prtime()
FUNCTION prtime () {
VERBATIM
_lprtime = clock();
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* FUNCTION now ()
FUNCTION now () {
VERBATIM
  _lnow = time((time_t*)0);
  _lnow -= (12784) * 24*60*60; // time from the Epoch to 01/01/05
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* FUNCTION sleepfor (seconds[,nanoseconds])
: returns 0 on success, -1 on failure, nanosecond arg should be < 1 second
FUNCTION sleepfor (sec) {
VERBATIM
  struct timespec ts;
  ts.tv_sec = (time_t)_lsec;
  ts.tv_nsec = ifarg(2)?(long)*getarg(2):(long)0;
  return (double) nanosleep(&ts,(struct timespec*)0);
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* PROCEDURE spitchar
PROCEDURE spitchar(c) {
VERBATIM
{	
  printf("%c", (int)_lc);
}
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* PROCEDURE spitchar
VERBATIM
static char *pmlc;
ENDVERBATIM

PROCEDURE mymalloc(sz) {
VERBATIM
{ 
  size_t x,y;
  x=(size_t)_lsz;
  pmlc=(char *)malloc(x);
  printf("Did %ld: %x\n",x,pmlc);
  y=(unsigned int)_lsz-1;
  pmlc[y]=(char)97;
  printf("WRITE/READ 'a': "); 
  printf("%c\n",pmlc[y]);
  if (ifarg(2)) free(pmlc); else printf("Use unmalloc() to free memory\n");
}
ENDVERBATIM
}

PROCEDURE unmalloc() {
VERBATIM
  free(pmlc);
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* FUNCTION hocgetc
FUNCTION hocgetc() {
VERBATIM
{	
  FILE* f, *hoc_obj_file_arg();
  f = hoc_obj_file_arg(1);
  _lhocgetc = (double)getc(f);
}
ENDVERBATIM
}

PROCEDURE pwd() {
  VERBATIM
  {char cwd[1000],cmd[1200];
  getcwd(cwd, 1000);
  sprintf(cmd, "execute1(\"strdef cwd\")\n");         hoc_oc(cmd);
  sprintf(cmd, "execute1(\"cwd=\\\"%s\\\"\")\n",cwd); hoc_oc(cmd);
  }
  ENDVERBATIM
}