connected_to_dend_beyond

biophysics_fitting.connected_to_dend_beyond(cell, sec, beyond_dist, n_children_required=2)

Check if a given section is connected to dendrites that reach beyon beyond_dist.

Given a Cell object and section number, this method returns True if at least n_children_required children of the branchpoint reach beyond dist.

Parameters:
cell : Cell

The Cell object

sec : int

Index of Cell section

beyond_dist : float

Distance threshold

n_children_required : int, optional

Least amount of children required. Defaults to 2.

Returns:

Whether or not two of the section’s children reach beyond beyond_dist

Return type:

bool