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How to attach synapses to artificial neuron

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:27 am
by YuaY
Hi,
I used Network Builder GUI to build network of artificial neurons.
Is it possible to attach the synapses to those neurons? What should I do?

Re: How to attach synapses to artificial neuron

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:12 am
by ted
In NEURON, an artificial spiking neuron model is described by equations that govern its spontaneous activity (if it does anything spontaneously) and what it does in response to input events. It is not necessary, nor is it possible, to attach a synaptic mechanism to an artificial spiking neuron model. Just make it be the target of one or more NetCons, and it will respond to all events that are delivered by those NetCons. Please read
Hines, M.L. and Carnevale, N.T.
Discrete event simulation in the NEURON environment.
Neurocomputing 58-60:1117-1122, 2004
which is available from http://www.neuron.yale.edu/neuron/bib/nrnpubs.html

Re: How to attach synapses to artificial neuron

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:16 pm
by YuaY
Thank you very much for your suggestion.