Modeling of Neuronal Growth In Vitro: Comparison of Simulation Tools NETMORPH and CX3D
Acimovic, Jugoslava; Mäki-Marttunen, Tuomo; Havela, Riikka; Teppola, Heidi; Linne, Marja-Leena (2011)
Acimovic, Jugoslava
Mäki-Marttunen, Tuomo
Havela, Riikka
Teppola, Heidi
Linne, Marja-Leena
2011
616382
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201401161041
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201401161041
Kuvaus
Peer reviewed
Tiivistelmä
We simulate the growth of neuronal networks using the two recently published tools, NETMORPH and CX3D. The goals of the work are (1) to examine and compare the simulation tools, (2) to construct a model of growth of neocortical cultures, and (3) to characterize the changes in network connectivity during growth, using standard graph theoretic methods. Parameters for the neocortical culture are chosen after consulting both the experimental and the computational work presented in the literature. The first (three) weeks in culture are known to be a time of development of extensive dendritic and axonal arbors and establishment of synaptic connections between the neurons. We simulate the growth of networks from day 1 to day 21. It is shown that for the properly selected parameters, the simulators can reproduce the experimentally obtained connectivity. The selected graph theoretic methods can capture the structural changes during growth.
Kokoelmat
- TUNICRIS-julkaisut [19236]