Computing the size and number of neuronal clusters in local circuits

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Volumn , Issue JAN, 2013, Pages

  Perin, Rodrigo ^a   Telefont, Martin ^a   Markram, Henry ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clustering; Data driven modeling; Layer 2 pyramidal cell; Layer 5 pyramidal cell; Neuronal assemblies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DENDRITE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE;

EID: 84873890903     PISSN: 16625129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2013.00001     Document Type: Article

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