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Consistent spectral predictors for dynamic causal models of steady-state responses

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Moran, Rosalyn J., Stephan, Klaas E., Dolan, Raymond J., Friston, Karl J.·2011·NeuroImage

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Dynamic causal modelling (DCM) for steady-state responses (SSR) is a framework for inferring the mechanisms that underlie observed electrophysiological spectra, using biologically plausible generative models of neuronal dynamics. In this paper, we examine the dynamic repertoires of nonlinear conductance-based neural population models and propose a generative model of their power spectra. Our model comprises an ensemble of interconnected excitatory and inhibitory cells, where synaptic currents are mediated by fast, glutamatergic and GABAergic receptors and slower voltage-gated NMDA receptors. We explore two formulations of how hidden neuronal states (depolarisation and conductances) interact: through their mean and variance (mean-field model) or through their mean alone (neural-mass model). Both rest on a nonlinear Fokker-Planck description of population dynamics, which can exhibit bifurcations (phase transitions). We first characterise these phase transitions numerically: by varying critical model parameters, we elicit both fixed points and quasiperiodic dynamics that reproduce the spectral characteristics (~2-100 Hz) of real electrophysiological data. We then introduce a predictor of spectral activity using centre manifold theory and linear stability analysis. This predictor is based on sampling the system's Jacobian over the orbits of hidden neuronal states. This predictor behaves consistently and smoothly in the region of phase transitions, which permits the use of gradient descent methods for model inversion. We demonstrate this by inverting generative models (DCMs) of SSRs, using simulated data that entails phase transitions.

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Authors
Moran, R. J., Stephan, K. E., Dolan, R. J., & Friston, K. J.
Affiliations
Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging (GB)
Corresponding author
Moran, Rosalyn J.
Venue
NeuroImage
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-04
Volume
55
Issue
4
Pages
1694-1708
ISSN
1053-8119 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2043037283
Cited by
75
References
76
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • NeuroImage (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
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Funders
  • Wellcome Trust
  • Max Planck Award
  • NEUROCHOICE
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
dynamic causal modeling, steady-state response, power spectrum, mean-field model, neural mass model, Fokker-Planck equation, bifurcation, phase transitions, center manifold theory, linear stability analysis, NMDA receptor, model inversion
MeSH terms
Action Potentials, Animals, Brain, Computer Simulation, Humans, Models, Neurological, Nerve Net

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