Distributed representations of prediction error signals across the cortical hierarchy are synergistic

  • An important question concerning inter-areal communication in the cortex, is whether these interactions are synergistic, i.e. convey information beyond what can be performed by isolated signals. Here, we dissociated cortical interactions sharing common information from those encoding complementary information during prediction error processing. To this end, we computed co-information, an information-theoretical measure that distinguishes redundant from synergistic information among brain signals. We analyzed auditory and frontal electrocorticography (ECoG) signals in three common awake marmosets and investigated to what extent event-related-potentials (ERP) and broadband (BB) dynamics exhibit redundancy and synergy in auditory prediction error signals. We observed multiple patterns of redundancy and synergy across the entire cortical hierarchy with distinct dynamics. The information conveyed by ERPs and BB signals was highly synergistic even at lower stages of the hierarchy in the auditory cortex, as well as between lower and higher areas in the frontal cortex. These results indicate that the distributed representations of prediction error signals across the cortical hierarchy can be highly synergistic.

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Author:Frank Gelens, Misako KomatsuORCiD, Cem UranORCiD, Michael A. JensenORCiD, Kai J. MillerORCiD, Robin A. A. InceORCiD, Martin VinckORCiD, Andres Canales-JohnsonORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-756711
URL:https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.12.523735v1
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.12.523735
Parent Title (English):bioRxiv
Document Type:Preprint
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2023/01/13
Date of first Publication:2023/01/13
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2023/09/13
Issue:2023.01.12.523735 Version 1
Edition:Version 1
Page Number:13
HeBIS-PPN:513125299
Institutes:Angeschlossene und kooperierende Institutionen / MPI für Hirnforschung
Dewey Decimal Classification:1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie
6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY-NC-ND - Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International