Overview
You are invited to NBD Invited Speaker Seminar on Sparse coding for odour-specific memories through homeostatic plasticity.
Abstract:
Stimulus-specificity of associative memories is enabled by sparse coding (only a small fraction of neurons responds to each stimulus). We found that optimal sparse coding in the fruit fly's memory centre, the mushroom body, is maintained by homeostatic plasticity, where neurons compensate for disturbances away from their 'preferred' activity level. We observe both physiological and anatomical compensation and show using computational models that this compensation enhances memory capacity.
For more details, please see the poster below.
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You are invited to NBD Invited Speaker Seminar on Sparse coding for odour-specific memories through homeostatic plasticity.
Abstract:
Stimulus-specificity of associative memories is enabled by sparse coding (only a small fraction of neurons responds to each stimulus). We found that optimal sparse coding in the fruit fly's memory centre, the mushroom body, is maintained by homeostatic plasticity, where neurons compensate for disturbances away from their 'preferred' activity level. We observe both physiological and anatomical compensation and show using computational models that this compensation enhances memory capacity.
For more details, please see the poster below.
Event Details
Date & Time
30 Jan 2023, 02:30 pm to 03:30 pmVenue
Room 7C, Level 7, Duke-NUSAudience
Healthcare Professionals,Community PartnersLanguage
EnglishCost
FreeVenue
Room 7C, Level 7, Duke-NUS
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