Anatomy and Plasticity in Large-Scale Brain Models

• Main Author: Arjen van Ooyen (auth)
• Other Authors: Markus Butz (auth), Wolfram Schenck (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Supercomputing; structural plasticity; connectivity; brain models; simulation; Anatomy; high-performance computing
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Supercomputing facilities are becoming increasingly available for simulating activity dynamics in large-scale neuronal networks. On today's most advanced supercomputers, networks with up to a billion of neurons can be readily simulated. However, building biologically realistic, full-scale brain...