Modeling the influences of non-local connectomic projections on geometrically constrained cortical dynamics.
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- function ts = run_absorbing(topology,homparam,hetparam,stim)
- % RUN with ZERO TRIVIAL CONDITIONS: phi(r,0) = phi_t(r,0) = 0;
- % Absorbing boundary conditions - by adding absorbing layer over Omega
- % Layer has width L/2, and has effective gain ranging from nu0 to 0
- % Takes in input of model parameters, timesteps and lengthsteps.
- % Returns timeseries at each point.
- % List of step-size inputs (topology)
- % T: time domain [0, T]
- % L: space domain [0, L] x [0, L]
- % Nt: number of timesteps
- % Nx: number of grid points
- % List of homogeneous model parameters inputs (homparam)
- % gamma: timescale/decay - check that gamma > 0
- % r: characteristic axonal length
- % check r > 0 && r*gamma < dx/dt (stability)
- % nu0: dissipative rate
- % check that 0 <= nu0 < 1
- % List of heterogeneous model parameters (hetparam)
- % G: global coupling parameter
- % check G > 0
- % m: number of unidirectional pipe
- % check m > 0
- % cj = c1,..,cm: connectivity strength of jth pipe
- % check cj > 0
- % tauj = tau1,...,taum: travel time of jth current (as multiples of dt)
- % check tauj < |Rji-Rjf|/(r*gamma)
- % Rji = R1i,...,Rmi: regions at which pipe starts
- % check Rjis are in 1:N1x1:N2
- % Rjf = R1f,...,Rmf: regions at which pipe ends
- % check Rjfs are in 1:N1x1:N2
- % check mutually exclusive: does not exist any j1,j2 with
- % overlapping Rji and overlapping Rjf
- % List of stimulation inputs (stim)
- % stimnum: number of times of stimulation
- % stimtk = stimt1,...,stimtn = times of stimulation - check less than Nt
- % stimIk = stimI1,...,stimIn = stimulation intensity
- % stimRk = stimR1,...,stimRn = stimulation positions
- % sigma = [sigma_x, sigma_t] = Gaussian approximation of delta impulse
- % Outputs
- % ts: Nx x Ny x Nt timeseries array
- dx = topology.L / topology.Nx;
- dt = topology.T / topology.Nt;
- if (homparam.r * homparam.gamma * sqrt(2) > dx / dt)
- error('Error, Unstable choice of dx and dt')
- end
- % Find dimensions of outer square
- % Find least number of grid points needed to create of
- Nxabs = round(topology.L/2 / dx);
- Nxtot = topology.Nx + 2*Nxabs;
- % Initiate output timeseries array
- ts = zeros(topology.Nx, topology.Nx, topology.Nt);
- % Initiate temporary recursive timeseries array
- % Need at least tauj previous timesteps for convolution
- % and at least 1 previous timestep for wave equation
- % Therefore we track 1 + max(tau, 1) timesteps for each iteration
- if hetparam.m > 0
- phi = zeros(Nxtot, Nxtot, 1 + max([ceil(hetparam.tau/dt), 1]));
- else
- phi = zeros(Nxtot, Nxtot, 2);
- end
- if hetparam.m > 0
- % Change hetparam.Ri and hetparam.Rf to 3D array if they are 2D
- Ra = zeros(topology.Nx, topology.Nx, hetparam.m);
- Rb = zeros(topology.Nx, topology.Nx, hetparam.m);
- for k = 1:hetparam.m
- a_x = hetparam.a(1, k); a_y = hetparam.a(2, k);
- for i = 1:topology.Nx
- for j = 1:topology.Nx
- distx = abs(i*dx - a_x);
- disty = abs(j*dx - a_y);
- Ra(i, j, k) = exp(-0.5*(distx^2 + disty^2) / (hetparam.sigmaeps)^2);
- end
- end
- end
- for k = 1:hetparam.m
- b_x = hetparam.b(1, k); b_y = hetparam.b(2, k);
- for i = 1:topology.Nx
- for j = 1:topology.Nx
- distx = abs(i*dx - b_x);
- disty = abs(j*dx - b_y);
- Rb(i, j, k) = exp(-0.5*(distx^2 + disty^2) / (hetparam.sigmaeps)^2);
- end
- end
- end
- for k = 1:hetparam.m
- Ra(:, :, k) = Ra(:, :, k)/sum(Ra(:, :, k),'all');
- Rb(:, :, k) = Rb(:, :, k)/sum(Rb(:, :, k),'all');
- end
- hetparam.Ra = Ra;
- hetparam.Rb = Rb;
- % Turn hetparam.c into c / dx^2, so I dont have to keep multiplying
- hetparam.c = hetparam.c / dx^2;
- end
- % Create array of stimulation inputs by space
- stimulationinputspace = zeros(topology.Nx, topology.Nx, stim.stimnum);
- for n = 1:stim.stimnum
- i0 = stim.stimR(1, n) / dx; j0 = stim.stimR(2, n) / dx;
- for i = 1:topology.Nx
- for j = 1:topology.Nx
- distx = abs(i - i0);
- disty = abs(j - j0);
- stimulationinputspace(i, j, n) = exp(-0.5*(distx^2 + disty^2) * (dx^2) / (stim.sigma(1)^2));
- end
- end
- end
- stimulationinputspace = stimulationinputspace * 1/(2*pi * stim.sigma(1)^2);
- % Create array of stimulation inputs by time
- stimulationinputtime = zeros(topology.Nt, stim.stimnum);
- for k = 1:stim.stimnum
- t0 = stim.stimt(k) / dt;
- for n = 1:topology.Nt
- distt = abs((n - 1) - t0);
- stimulationinputtime(n, k) = exp(-0.5 *(distt^2) * (dt^2) / (stim.sigma(2)^2));
- end
- end
- stimulationinputtime = stimulationinputtime * 1/(sqrt(2*pi) * stim.sigma(2));
- % Normalise stimulationinputspace and stimulationinputtime so that weights
- % add to 1/dx^2 and 1/dt respectively
- for k = 1:stim.stimnum
- stimulationinputspace(:, :, k) = (1/dx^2) * ...
- stimulationinputspace(:, :, k) / sum(stimulationinputspace(:, :, k), "all");
- stimulationinputtime(:, k) = (1/dt) * ...
- stimulationinputtime(:, k) / sum(stimulationinputtime(:, k), 'all');
- end
- % Add absorbing layer
- nu0_array = zeros(Nxtot, Nxtot);
- for i = 1:Nxabs
- nu0_array(i : (Nxtot + 1 - i), i : (Nxtot + 1 - i)) = (i - 1) * homparam.nu0 / Nxabs;
- end
- nu0_array(Nxabs + (1 : topology.Nx), Nxabs + (1 : topology.Nx)) = homparam.nu0;
- for count = 1:topology.Nt
- % Calculate input for wave equation: nu0*phi + r^2*nabla^2(phi) + C(phi) + P
- recurrentinput = nu0_array .* phi(:, :, end);
- laplacianinput = (homparam.r / dx)^2 * Laplacian_2D(phi(:, :, end));
- if hetparam.m > 0
- convolutioninput = Convolution(hetparam, phi(Nxabs + (1:topology.Nx), Nxabs + (1:topology.Nx), :), dt);
- else
- convolutioninput = 0;
- end
- stimulationinput = zeros(topology.Nx, topology.Nx);
- for k = 1:stim.stimnum
- stimulationinput = stimulationinput + ...
- stim.stimI(k) * stimulationinputspace(:, :, k) * stimulationinputtime(count, k);
- end
- input = zeros(Nxtot, Nxtot);
- input(Nxabs + (1:topology.Nx), Nxabs + (1:topology.Nx)) = convolutioninput + stimulationinput;
- input = input + recurrentinput + laplacianinput;
- if count == 1
- % Initial velocity conditions imply that phi_1 = phi_{-1}, hence...
- phinew = 0.5 * input * (homparam.gamma * dt)^2;
- else
- phinew = wave_eq_2D(phi, input, homparam.gamma * dt);
- end
- phi(:, :, 1:end-1) = phi(:, :, 2:end);
- phi(:, :, end) = phinew;
- ts(:, :, count) = phinew(Nxabs + (1:topology.Nx), Nxabs + (1:topology.Nx));;
- end
- end
run_absorbing.m at commit 2c6fde1, under GPL-3.0 · at the source
Overview
- School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Centre for Complex Systems, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Abstract
The function and dynamics of the cortex are fundamentally shaped by the specific wiring configurations of its constituent axonal fibers, also known as the connectome. However, many dynamical properties of macroscale cortical activity are well captured by instead describing the activity as propagating waves across the cortical surface, constrained only by the surface’s two-dimensional geometry. It thus remains an open question why the local geometry of the cortex can successfully capture macroscale cortical dynamics, despite neglecting the specificity of Fast-conducting, Non-local Projections (FNPs) which are known to mediate the rapid and non-local propagation of activity between remote neural populations. Here we address this question by conducting a range of investigations using a mathematical model of macroscale cortical activity, in which cortical populations interact both by a continuous sheet and by an additional set of FNPs wired independently of the sheet’s geometry. By simulating the model across a range of external inputs, timescales, and idealized connectome topologies, we demonstrate that the addition of FNPs strongly shape the model dynamics of rapid, stimulus-evoked responses on fine millisecond timescales, but contribute relatively little to slower, spontaneous fluctuations over longer order-of-seconds timescales, which increasingly resemble geometrically constrained dynamics without FNPs. Our results suggest that the discrepant views regarding the relative contributions of local (geometric) and non-local (connectomic) cortico-cortical interactions are context-dependent: While FNPs specified by the connectome are needed to capture rapid communication between specific distant populations (as per the rapid processing of sensory inputs), they play a relatively minor role in shaping slower spontaneous fluctuations (as per resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging).
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correlation_scale_sponta — MATLAB, 331 linesneous.m - Experiments/
fig1_materialsandmethods — MATLAB, 154 lines.m - Experiments/
fig2_proofofprinciple.m — MATLAB, 160 lines - Experiments/
fig3_timescales.m — MATLAB, 301 lines - Experiments/
fig4_fMRI.m — MATLAB, 286 lines - Experiments/
fig5_spontaneous.m — MATLAB, 294 lines - Experiments/
fig6_connectome_random.m — MATLAB, 225 lines - Experiments/
fig7_connectome_nonrando — MATLAB, 944 lines, 1 matchm.m - Experiments/
supplementary.m — MATLAB, 880 lines - Model/
Convolution.m — MATLAB, 34 lines - Model/
Laplacian_2D.m — MATLAB, 24 lines - Model/
compute_scf.m — MATLAB, 83 lines - Model/
compute_spont_corr.m — MATLAB, 85 lines - Model/
demonstrations.m — MATLAB, 141 lines - Model/
generate_connectome_edr. — MATLAB, 37 linesm - Model/
generate_connectome_hub. — MATLAB, 52 linesm - Model/
generate_connectome_rich — MATLAB, 53 linesclub.m - Model/
loadparam.m — MATLAB, 57 lines - Model/
run_absorbing.m — MATLAB, 190 lines, 1 match - Model/
run_bold.m — MATLAB, 82 lines - Model/
run_bold_absorbing.m — MATLAB, 84 lines, 1 match - Model/
run_init_absorbing.m — MATLAB, 194 lines - Model/
run_init_cstminput_perio — MATLAB, 144 linesdic.m - Model/
run_init_periodic.m — MATLAB, 197 lines - Model/
run_periodic.m — MATLAB, 192 lines - Model/
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