Rate-distortion theory of neural coding and its implications for working memory

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• Stella Wernicke
• Wednesday 29 May 2024, 14:00-15:00
• https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/92612577704?pwd=MUtqMjVQdXNmUTVIYjRkMG1NUW9GZz09.

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This week we will discuss and debate a very recent paper by Jakob and Gershman, published in eLife (2023).

Abstract: “Rate-distortion theory provides a powerful framework for understanding the nature of human memory by formalizing the relationship between information rate (the average number of bits per stimulus transmitted across the memory channel) and distortion (the cost of memory errors). Here, we show how this abstract computational-level framework can be realized by a model of neural population coding. The model reproduces key regularities of visual working memory, including some that were not previously explained by population coding models. We verify a novel prediction of the model by reanalyzing recordings of monkey prefrontal neurons during an oculomotor delayed response task” (Jakob & Gershman, 2023).

Reference: Jakob, A.M.V., & Gershman, S.J. (2023). Rate-distortion theory of neural coding and its implications for working memory. eLife, 12. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.79450

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