Experimental and theoretical studies have reported that the precise firing of neurons is crucial for sensory representation.Autapse serves as a special synapse connecting neuron and itself,which has also been found to...Experimental and theoretical studies have reported that the precise firing of neurons is crucial for sensory representation.Autapse serves as a special synapse connecting neuron and itself,which has also been found to improve the accuracy of neuronal response.In current work,the effect of autaptic delay signal on the spike-timing precision is investigated on a single autaptic Hodgkin–Huxley neuron in the present of noise.The simulation results show that both excitatory and inhibitory autaptic signals can effectively adjust the precise spike time of neurons with noise by choosing the appropriate coupling strength g and time delay of autaptic signalτ.The g–τparameter space is divided into two regions:one is the region where the spike-timing precision is effectively regulated;the other is the region where the neuronal firing is almost not regulated.For the excitatory and inhibitory autapse,the range of parameters causing the accuracy of neuronal firing is different.Moreover,it is also found that the mechanisms of the spike-timing precision regulation are different for the two kinds of autaptic signals.展开更多
Autapses are synapses that connect a neuron to itself in the nervous system. Previously, both experimental and theoretical studies have demonstrated that autaptic connections in the nervous system have a significant p...Autapses are synapses that connect a neuron to itself in the nervous system. Previously, both experimental and theoretical studies have demonstrated that autaptic connections in the nervous system have a significant physiological function. Autapses in nature provide self-delayed feedback, thus introducing an additional timescale to neuronal activities and causing many dynamic behaviors in neurons. Recently, theoretical studies have revealed that an autapse provides a control option for adjusting the response of a neuron: e.g., an autaptic connection can cause the electrical activities of the Hindmarsh–Rose neuron to switch between quiescent, periodic, and chaotic firing patterns; an autapse can enhance or suppress the mode-locking status of a neuron injected with sinusoidal current; and the firing frequency and interspike interval distributions of the response spike train can also be modified by the autapse. In this paper, we review recent studies that showed how an autapse affects the response of a single neuron.展开更多
基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Grant No.GK201903020)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12005006)Scientific research project of Education Department of Gansu Province,China(Grant No.2016A-049).
文摘Experimental and theoretical studies have reported that the precise firing of neurons is crucial for sensory representation.Autapse serves as a special synapse connecting neuron and itself,which has also been found to improve the accuracy of neuronal response.In current work,the effect of autaptic delay signal on the spike-timing precision is investigated on a single autaptic Hodgkin–Huxley neuron in the present of noise.The simulation results show that both excitatory and inhibitory autaptic signals can effectively adjust the precise spike time of neurons with noise by choosing the appropriate coupling strength g and time delay of autaptic signalτ.The g–τparameter space is divided into two regions:one is the region where the spike-timing precision is effectively regulated;the other is the region where the neuronal firing is almost not regulated.For the excitatory and inhibitory autapse,the range of parameters causing the accuracy of neuronal firing is different.Moreover,it is also found that the mechanisms of the spike-timing precision regulation are different for the two kinds of autaptic signals.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11275084 and 11447027)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesChina(Grant No.GK201503025)
文摘Autapses are synapses that connect a neuron to itself in the nervous system. Previously, both experimental and theoretical studies have demonstrated that autaptic connections in the nervous system have a significant physiological function. Autapses in nature provide self-delayed feedback, thus introducing an additional timescale to neuronal activities and causing many dynamic behaviors in neurons. Recently, theoretical studies have revealed that an autapse provides a control option for adjusting the response of a neuron: e.g., an autaptic connection can cause the electrical activities of the Hindmarsh–Rose neuron to switch between quiescent, periodic, and chaotic firing patterns; an autapse can enhance or suppress the mode-locking status of a neuron injected with sinusoidal current; and the firing frequency and interspike interval distributions of the response spike train can also be modified by the autapse. In this paper, we review recent studies that showed how an autapse affects the response of a single neuron.
