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Information Maximization Explains State-dependent Synaptic Plasticity and Memory Reorganization During Non-rapid Eye Movement Sleep

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Journal PNAS Nexus
Specialty General Medicine
Date 2023 Jan 30
PMID 36712943
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Abstract

Slow waves during the non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep reflect the alternating up and down states of cortical neurons; global and local slow waves promote memory consolidation and forgetting, respectively. Furthermore, distinct spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) operates in these up and down states. The contribution of different plasticity rules to neural information coding and memory reorganization remains unknown. Here, we show that optimal synaptic plasticity for information maximization in a cortical neuron model provides a unified explanation for these phenomena. The model indicates that the optimal synaptic plasticity is biased toward depression as the baseline firing rate increases. This property explains the distinct STDP observed in the up and down states. Furthermore, it explains how global and local slow waves predominantly potentiate and depress synapses, respectively, if the background firing rate of excitatory neurons declines with the spatial scale of waves as the model predicts. The model provides a unifying account of the role of NREM sleep, bridging neural information coding, synaptic plasticity, and memory reorganization.

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