Episodic memory and cognitive map in a rate model network of the rat hippocampus

Fanni Misják, M. Lengyel, Péter Érdi

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The hippocampus of rodents seems to play a central role in navigation: place cells are prone to serve as elements of a cognitive map. The hippocampus of primates is apparently involved in episodic memory processes. Here we show how the hippocampi of different species (with their anatomy and physiology being considerably similar) can fulfill both purposes. A network was built from simple rate neurons, synaptic weights were modified by a batch version of the coincidence-based Bienenstock– Cooper–Munro learning rule. The network was trained with temporally contiguous sensory stimuli, and then tested in two different paradigms: (1) for navigational performance, place field profiles were evaluated to allow comparison with experimental data; (2) for memory performance, associative capability was assessed. The same neuron network was found to be able to show place cell properties and function as episodic memory, even when trained with non-topographical stimuli.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationArtificial Neural Networks - ICANN 2001 - International Conference, Proceedings
EditorsKurt Hornik, Georg Dorffner, Horst Bischof
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages1135-1140
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)3540424865, 9783540446682
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, ICANN 2001 - Vienna, Austria
Duration: 21 Aug 200125 Aug 2001

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume2130
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, ICANN 2001
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityVienna
Period21/08/0125/08/01

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