Synapse¶

class single_cell_parser.synapse.Synapse(edgeID, edgePtID, edgex=None, preCellType='', postCellType='')¶

Synapse class for synaptic activations and NEURON API.

Used in single_cell_parser.cell.Cell to store synapse information, and to activate/deactivate synapses in NEURON.

See also

This is not the same class as singlecell_input_mapper.singlecell_input_mapper.cell.Synapse. This class is specialized for the NEURON simulator, and is used to store synapse information and activate/deactivate synapses in NEURON.

Parameters:¶

edgeID : int¶: ID of attached section in cell.sections
edgePtID : int¶: ID of attached point in cell.sections[edgeID].pts
preCellType : str¶: reference to presynaptic PointCell
postCellType : str¶: reference to postsynaptic PointCell

Attributes:¶

secID¶

ID of attached section in cell.sections

Type:¶: int

ptID¶

ID of attached point in cell.sections[self.secID].pts

Type:¶: int

x¶

Relative coordinate along attached section (from 0 to 1)

Type:¶: float

preCellType¶

Type of the presynaptic PointCell

Type:¶: str

preCell¶

Reference to presynaptic PointCell

Type:¶: PointCell

releaseSite¶

Release site of presynaptic cell.

Type:¶: PointCell

postCellType¶

Postsynaptic cell type.

Type:¶: str

coordinates¶

3D coordinates of synapse location

Type:¶: list

receptors¶

Stores hoc mechanisms

Type:¶: NTParameterSet

netcons¶

Stores NetCons

Type:¶: list

weight¶

Synaptic weight

Type:¶: float

_active¶

Activation status

Type:¶: bool

pruned¶

Pruning status

Type:¶: bool

Methods:¶

`is_active`()	Check if the synapse is active.
`activate_hoc_syn`(source, preCell, targetCell, receptors)	Setup of all necessary hoc connections.
`disconnect_hoc_synapse`()	Disconnect the synapse from the neuron model.

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