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Erschienen in: Cognitive Neurodynamics 4/2010

01.12.2010 | Original Research

Neural coding properties based on spike timing and pattern correlation of retinal ganglion cells

verfasst von: Han-Yan Gong, Ying-Ying Zhang, Pei-Ji Liang, Pu-Ming Zhang

Erschienen in: Cognitive Neurodynamics | Ausgabe 4/2010

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Abstract

Correlation between spike trains or neurons sometimes indicates certain neural coding rules in the visual system. In this paper, the relationship between spike timing correlation and pattern correlation is discussed, and their ability to represent stimulus features is compared to examine their coding strategies not only in individual neurons but also in population. Two kinds of stimuli, natural movies and checkerboard, are used to arouse firing activities in chicken retinal ganglion cells. The spike timing correlation and pattern correlation are calculated by cross-correlation function and Lempel–Ziv distance respectively. According to the correlation values, it is demonstrated that spike trains with similar spike patterns are not necessarily concerted in firing time. Moreover, spike pattern correlation values between individual neurons’ responses reflect the difference of natural movies and checkerboard; neurons cooperate with each other with higher pattern correlation values which represent spatiotemporal correlations during response to natural movies. Spike timing does not reflect stimulus features as obvious as spike patterns, caused by their particular coding properties or physiological foundation. As a result, separating the pattern correlation out of traditional timing correlation concept uncover additional insight in neural coding.

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Metadaten
Titel
Neural coding properties based on spike timing and pattern correlation of retinal ganglion cells
verfasst von
Han-Yan Gong
Ying-Ying Zhang
Pei-Ji Liang
Pu-Ming Zhang
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2010
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Cognitive Neurodynamics / Ausgabe 4/2010
Print ISSN: 1871-4080
Elektronische ISSN: 1871-4099
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11571-010-9121-1

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