Emergence of contrast-invariant orientation selectivity in large-scale networks of excitatory and inhibitory neurons using integrate-and-fire neuron models.
Model Type: Realistic Network
Region(s) or Organism(s): Neocortex
Cell Type(s): Abstract integrate-and-fire leaky neuron
Model Concept(s): Oscillations; Synchronization; Simplified Models; Synaptic Integration; Sensory processing; Orientation selectivity
Simulation Environment: NEST; Python
Implementer(s): Sadeh, Sadra [s.sadeh at ucl.ac.uk]
References:
Sadeh S, Rotter S. (2015). Orientation selectivity in inhibition-dominated networks of spiking neurons: effect of single neuron properties and network dynamics. PLoS computational biology 11 [PubMed]