single_cell_parser ❭ cell ❭ PySection ❭ set_segments

PySection.set_segments¶

single_cell_parser.cell.PySection.set_segments(nrOfSegments)¶

Set spatial discretization.

Spatial discretization bins the section points into segments. Each segment is a NEURON compartment with fixed diameter. The amount of segments in each section is dependent on the biophysical properties of that section. This should thus be used together with biophysical parameters to produce meaningful, yet efficient discretization.

Workflow:

1. Determine the number of segments in the section.

2. Compute the center points of each segment.

3. Compute the diameter of each segment.

4. Compute the total area of all NEURON segments in this section.

5. Initialize voltage recording.

See also

single_cell_parser.cell_parser.CellParser.determine_nseg()