Diverse Neural Sequences in QIF Networks: An Analytically Tractable Framework for Synfire Chains and Hippocampal Replay

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.06085v1
• Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:27:47 GMT
• Title: Diverse Neural Sequences in QIF Networks: An Analytically Tractable Framework for Synfire Chains and Hippocampal Replay
• Authors: Genki Shimizu, Taro Toyoizumi,
• Abstract summary: We propose a parsimonious network of Quadratic Integrate-and-Fire neurons with sequences embedded via a temporally asymmetric Hebbian rule.<n>Our findings demonstrate that this single framework robustly reproduces a spectrum of sequential activities, including persistent synfire-like chains and transient, hippocampal replay-like bursts exhibiting intra-ripple frequency accommodation (IFA)<n>These results establish QIF networks with TAH connectivity as an analytically tractable and biologically plausible platform for investigating the emergence, stability, and diversity of sequential neural activity in the brain.
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• Abstract: Sequential neural activity is fundamental to cognition, yet how diverse sequences are recalled under biological constraints remains a key question. Existing models often struggle to balance biophysical realism and analytical tractability. We address this problem by proposing a parsimonious network of Quadratic Integrate-and-Fire (QIF) neurons with sequences embedded via a temporally asymmetric Hebbian (TAH) rule. Our findings demonstrate that this single framework robustly reproduces a spectrum of sequential activities, including persistent synfire-like chains and transient, hippocampal replay-like bursts exhibiting intra-ripple frequency accommodation (IFA), all achieved without requiring specialized delay or adaptation mechanisms. Crucially, we derive exact low-dimensional firing-rate equations (FREs) that provide mechanistic insight, elucidating the bifurcation structure governing these distinct dynamical regimes and explaining their stability. The model also exhibits strong robustness to synaptic heterogeneity and memory pattern overlap. These results establish QIF networks with TAH connectivity as an analytically tractable and biologically plausible platform for investigating the emergence, stability, and diversity of sequential neural activity in the brain.

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