Computational Modeling & Theory

Modeling the mammalian cortex: All layers of mouse V1

Biologically realistic models of the mouse primary visual cortex (V1) were constructed at biophysically detailed and point-neuron levels, and used to make predictions about structure-function relationships in cortical circuits. Learn more about the V1 models.

Modeling the mammalian cortex: Layer IV of mouse V1

Biologically realistic models of the cortical lamina (Layer IV; L4) of mouse primary visual cortex (V1) were constructed at the biophysically detailed and point-neuron levels, to explore mechanisms underlying cortical computations in extensive simulations with a battery of visual stimuli. Learn more about the Layer 4 model.

MCModels: Whole brain voxel-scale connectivity model

MCModels is a Python package providing mesoscale connectivity models for the whole adult mouse brain.

Perisomatic biophysical single neuron models

Biophysically-detailed perisomatic-active models are optimized to reproduce the intrinsic firing patterns and action potential properties of individual cells using electrophysiological recordings and morphological reconstructions. Learn more about these models.

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Generalized leaky integrate and fire neuron models

Generalized leaky integrate and fire (GLIF) point-neuron models aim to reproduce the spike times of electrophysiological current clamp data collected from mouse and human cortical neurons.  Learn more about the GLIF models in the Allen Cell Types Database here.

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DiPDE

The displacement integro-partial differential equation (DiPDE) population density model refers to a simulation platform for numerically solving the time evolution of coupled networks of neuronal populations. Instead of solving the subthreshold dynamics of individual model leaky-integrate-and-fire (LIF) neurons, DiPDE models the voltage distribution of a population of neurons with a single population density equation. In this way, DiPDE can facilitate the fast exploration of mesoscale (population-level) network topologies, where large populations of neurons are treated as homogeneous with random fine-scale connectivity. Learn more about DiPDE here.

Publication | DiPDE on GitHub

Brain Modeling Toolkit (BMTK)

The Brain Modeling Toolkit (BMTK) is a python-based software package for building and simulating large-scale models of neuronal circuits. Modelers can build a network, or use an existing network, and reuse some of the same files describing the network for simulations across a range of different simulators, without having to write converters or adapters. The toolkit provides interfaces to the NEURON simulator for biophysically detailed networks, NEST simulator for point-neuron networks, DiPDE for population statistical simulations, and LGNModel for filter models.

Publication | BMTK on GitHub