title: Emergent feature sensitivity in a model of the auditory thalamocortical system.
abstract: If, as is widely believed, perception is based upon the responses of neurons that are tuned to stimulus features, then precisely what features are encoded and how do neurons in the system come to be sensitive to those features? Here we show differential responses to ripple stimuli can arise through exposure to formative stimuli in a recurrently connected model of the thalamocortical system which exhibits delays, lateral and recurrent connections, and learning in the form of spike timing dependent plasticity.
authors: University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, PL4 8AA, UK. mcoath@plymouth.ac.uk
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Coath
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Mill
authors: Susan L
authors: SL
authors: Denham
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Wennekers
mesh_terms: D001303:Auditory Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D013788:Thalamus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*