Biological analogy for boosting and inhibition idea in Hierarchical Temporal Memory (HTM)

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I've just watched the 9th episode of HTM school about the "boosting" and "inhibition" ideas. However, I couldn't find the neuroscience counterpart of these terms and concepts. Since HTM is a biologically-constrained theory, the "boosting" and "inhibition" concepts must have a neuroscience counterpart. What are they?

The video also discusses homeostasis and homeostatic regulation of neuronal excitability. Do these concepts have something to do with "boosting" and "inhibition"?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 20 '18 at 20:52

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After doing some research, I found that "boosting" and "inhibition", in the context of HTM, are Numenta's implementation of homeostasis.

edited Aug 20 '18 at 20:52

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answered Sep 21 '17 at 05:18

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Biological analogy for boosting and inhibition idea in Hierarchical Temporal Memory (HTM)

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