Topic: rate dynamics

Neuronal variability is a reflection of recurrent circuitry and cellular physiology. The modulation of neuronal variability is a reliable signature of cognitive and processing state. A pervasive yet puzzling feature of cortical circuits is that despite their complex wiring, population-wide shared spiking variability is low dimensional with all neurons fluctuating en masse. We show that the spatiotemporal dynamics in a spatially structured network produce large population-wide shared variability. When the spatial and temporal scales of inhibitory coupling match known physiology, model spiking