Spectral Analysis of Representational Similarity with Limited Neurons

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2502.19648v1
• Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:35:36 GMT
• Title: Spectral Analysis of Representational Similarity with Limited Neurons
• Authors: Hyunmo Kang, Abdulkadir Canatar, SueYeon Chung,
• Abstract summary: finite neuron sampling systematically underestimates similarity due to eigenvector delocalization.<n>We introduce a denoising method to infer population-level similarity, enabling accurate analysis even with small neuron samples.<n>Our theory is validated on synthetic and real datasets, offering practical strategies for interpreting neural data under finite sampling constraints.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Measuring representational similarity between neural recordings and computational models is challenging due to constraints on the number of neurons that can be recorded simultaneously. In this work, we investigate how such limitations affect similarity measures, focusing on Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA) and Centered Kernel Alignment (CKA). Leveraging tools from Random Matrix Theory, we develop a predictive spectral framework for these measures and demonstrate that finite neuron sampling systematically underestimates similarity due to eigenvector delocalization. To overcome this, we introduce a denoising method to infer population-level similarity, enabling accurate analysis even with small neuron samples. Our theory is validated on synthetic and real datasets, offering practical strategies for interpreting neural data under finite sampling constraints.

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