Phenomenological modeling of diverse and heterogeneous synaptic dynamics at natural density

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2212.05354v1
• Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2022 19:24:58 GMT
• Title: Phenomenological modeling of diverse and heterogeneous synaptic dynamics at natural density
• Authors: Agnes Korcsak-Gorzo, Charl Linssen, Jasper Albers, Stefan Dasbach, Renato Duarte, Susanne Kunkel, Abigail Morrison, Johanna Senk, Jonas Stapmanns, Tom Tetzlaff, Markus Diesmann, Sacha J. van Albada
• Abstract summary: This chapter sheds light on the synaptic organization of the brain from the perspective of computational neuroscience. It provides an introductory overview on how to account for empirical data in mathematical models, implement them in software, and perform simulations reflecting experiments.
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• Abstract: This chapter sheds light on the synaptic organization of the brain from the perspective of computational neuroscience. It provides an introductory overview on how to account for empirical data in mathematical models, implement them in software, and perform simulations reflecting experiments. This path is demonstrated with respect to four key aspects of synaptic signaling: the connectivity of brain networks, synaptic transmission, synaptic plasticity, and the heterogeneity across synapses. Each step and aspect of the modeling and simulation workflow comes with its own challenges and pitfalls, which are highlighted and addressed in detail.

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