# 8.4 Modeling cell assemblies  (Page 8/9)

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## Running simulations

In this section we will step through 2 different simulations using the matlab code. In the First simulation we will stimulate several cells in an assembly and several "noise" cells. Then the assembly will activate, shut down the noise and eventually die out. In the second we will have to different assemblies "compete".

## Simulation 1

I have created a code called pattern $_$ maker.m which is an easy way to get a matrix will a designated number of cells, number of patterns, and number of cells per pattern. We will start with a network with 50 excitatory cells and train it with 8 patterns, containing 8 cells in each pattern. Type help pattern $_$ maker into a matlab prompt to get the details:

>> help pattern_maker pattern_maker.m - creates a pattern matrix. Each row represents a pattern with 1's for active cells, 0's for inactive cells. pattern = pattern_maker(n_cells,n_patterns,n_active) where: n_cells = number of cells n_pattern = number of patterns n_active = number active units per pattern output: pattern = n_patterns x n_cells matrix with each row a randomized pattern with n_active units

Now lets create a variable pp which will store the pattern matrix.

>> pp = pattern_maker(50,8,8);

Now that we have a pattern we can run the main piece of code that will do the simulation: LF $_$ network.m. Note that many of the parameters are only accessible in the code and would have to be directly edited if the user wishes to change them.

>> help LF_network LF_network.m - This function runs the Lansner-Fransen type simulations as detailed in their paper - "Modelling Hebbian cell assemblies comprised of cortical neurons". There are an equal number of excitory and inhibitory cells. Each excitory cell has a companion inhibitory cell which synapses onto it. The network is trained with different patterns loaded in. Then its calls a code which produces connection strengths. Positive strengths form Excitory to Excitory connections. Negative strengths form connections from Excitory to Inhibitory cells. [v_ex,v_in] = LF_network(dt,Tcutoff,Tfin,I0,stim_cells,Patterns) where: dt = time step Tcutoff = time cutoff for stimulated cells Tfin = time end simulation I0 = stimulation size for cells stim_cells = vector of cells recieving stimulus Patterns = matrix where each row is a pattern the network is trained with returns: v_ex = Voltages for excitory cells, indexed as ve(cell,timestep,compartment)v_in = Voltages for inhibitory cells, indexed as vi(cell,timestep,compartment)ex. pp = pattern_maker(50,8,8) [v_ex, v_in] = LF_network(.01,50,350,1,[1 6 8 10 25],pp);

As explained in the help file above one must choose the cell numbers to stimulate. In order to pick several cells in one assembly we will enter the following command to get the indices of one of the patterns:

>> find(p(1,:)==1) ans = 19 23 28 29 32 35 36 42

Thus we will choose to stimulate cells 19, 23, 28, 29 and add the noise stimuli of cells 45, 46, and 47. The simulation will last for 350 ms and the stimulation will last for 50 ms. A 1.5 nA stimulus is injected into each respective cell soma. After the output is saved we load the results in a code which displays the results: viewer.m.

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