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Two-factor synaptic consolidation reconciles robust memory with pruning and homeostatic scaling

Iatropoulos, Georgios  
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Gerstner, Wulfram  
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Brea, Johanni Michael  
July 24, 2024

Memory consolidation involves a process of engram reorganization and stabilization that is thought to occur primarily during sleep through a combination of neural replay, homeostatic plasticity, synaptic maturation, and pruning. From a computational perspective, however, this process remains puzzling, as it is unclear how the underlying mechanisms can be incorporated into a common mathematical model of learning and memory. Here, we propose a solution by deriving a consolidation model that uses replay and two-factor synapses to store memories in recurrent neural networks with sparse connectivity and maximal noise robustness. The model offers a unified account of experimental observations of consolidation, such as multiplicative homeostatic scaling, task-driven synaptic pruning, increased neural stimulus selectivity, and preferential strengthening of weak memories. The model further predicts that intrinsic synaptic noise scales sublinearly with synaptic strength; this is supported by a meta-analysis of published synaptic imaging datasets.

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