Analytic Investigation for Spatio-temporal Patterns Propagation in Spiking Neural Networks

Abstract

Based upon the moment closure approach, a Gaussian random field is constructed to quantitatively and analytically characterize the dynamics of a random point field. The approach provides us with a theoretical tool to investigate synchronized spike propagation in a feedforward or recurrent spiking neural network. We show that the balance between the excitation and inhibition postsynaptic potentials is required for the occurrence of synfire chains. In particular, with a balanced network, the critical packet size of invasion and annihilation is observed. We also derive a sufficient analytic condition for the synchronization propagation in an asynchronous environment, which further allows us to disclose the possibility of spatial synaptic structure to sustain a stable synfire chain. Our findings are in good agreement with simulations and help us understand the propagation of spatio-temporal patterns in a random point flied.

arXiv comment27 pages, 7 figures

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