An algorithm to predict the connectome of neural microcircuits

Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue OCT, 2015, Pages

  Reimann, Michael W ^a   King, James G ^a   Muller, Eilif B ^a   Ramaswamy, Srikanth ^a   Markram, Henry ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Algorithm development; Connectome mapping; Cortical circuits; In silico; Neocortex; Somatosensory cortex; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; MAPPING; NEURAL NETWORKS; STATISTICAL TESTS; TISSUE;

ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT; IN-SILICO; NEOCORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ALGORITHMS;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONNECTOME; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROANATOMY; PREDICTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYNAPSE;

EID: 84944319206     PISSN: 16625188     EISSN: 16625188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2015.00120     Document Type: Article

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