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. 2013 Jul 18;9(7):e1003134. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003134

Figure 11. Hallucinations with fluctuating ACh levels.

Figure 11

Over the course of homeostatic adaptation, each iteration consisted of both trials with low and high values of the ACh parameter, Inline graphic (dark curves, black dots) and Inline graphic (light curves, light blue dots), respectively. (A–B) Average activities and hallucination quality for the shapes model. (C) Example decoded hallucinations at time points indicated in A–B. (D–F) Analogously for the MNIST model. For both models, lower ACh levels led to hallucinations earlier and with less homoestatic adaptation. In particular, there is an early phase in which hallucinations occurred only with Inline graphic. Hallucinations that do emerge later on for Inline graphic remain weaker and less formed for most of the simulation. The difference in frequency of hallucinations also entails a corresponding difference in activity levels.