Title
A new inference approach for training shallow and deep generalized linear models of noisy interacting neurons
Abstract
Generalized linear models are one of the most efficient paradigms for predicting the correlated stochastic activity of neuronal networks in response to external stimuli, with applications in many brain areas. However, when dealing with complex stimuli, their parameters often do not generalize across different stimulus statistics, leading to degraded performance and blowup instabilities. Here, we develop a two-step inference strategy that allows us to train robust generalized linear models of interacting neurons, by explicitly separating the effects of stimulus correlations and noise correlations in each training step. Applying this approach to the responses of retinal ganglion cells to complex visual stimuli, we show that, compared to classical methods, the models trained in this way exhibit improved performance, are more stable, yield robust interaction networks, and generalize well across complex visual statistics. The method can be extended to deep convolutional neural networks, leading to models with high predictive accuracy for both the neuron firing rates and their correlations.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1101/2020.06.11.145904
NIPS 2020
DocType
Volume
Citations 
Conference
33
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mahuas, Gabriel100.34
Giulio Isacchini201.01
Olivier Marre3275.03
Ulisse Ferrari401.35
Thierry Mora5247.98