Independently outgrowing neurons and geometry-based synapse formation produce networks with realistic synaptic connectivity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Van Ooyen, Arjen ^a   Carnell, Andrew ^a   De Ridder, Sander ^a   Tarigan, Bernadetta ^a   Mansvelder, Huibert D ^a   Bijma, Fetsje ^a   De Gunst, Mathisca ^a   Van Pelt, Jaap ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL ELONGATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL SHAPE; CELLS, CULTURED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENDRITES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURONS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RATS; SOFTWARE; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84898622034     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085858     Document Type: Article

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