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SUMMARY:Combining two mechanisms to produce neural firing rate homeostasis
  - Paul Miller\, Brandeis University
DTSTART:20210701T130000Z
DTEND:20210701T140000Z
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CONTACT:Thiago Burghi
DESCRIPTION:The typical goal of homeostatic mechanisms is to ensure a syst
 em operates at or in the vicinity of a stable set point\, where a particul
 ar measure is relatively constant and stable. Neural firing rate homeostas
 is is unusual in that a set point of fixed firing rate is at odds with the
  goal of a neuron to convey information\, or produce timed motor responses
 \, which require temporal variations in firing rate. Therefore\, for a neu
 ron\, a range of firing rates is required for optimal function\, which cou
 ld\, for example\, be set by a dual system that controls both mean and var
 iance of firing rate. We explore\, both via simulations and analysis\, how
  two experimentally measured mechanisms for firing rate homeostasis can co
 operate to improve information processing and avoid the pitfall of pulling
  in different directions when their set points do not appear to match.\n\n
 Zoom meeting link: https://zoom.us/j/97625047934
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
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