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Neuronify: An Educational Simulator for Neural Circuits.

Svenn-Arne Dragly, Milad Hobbi Mobarhan, Andreas Våvang Solbrå, Simen Tennøe, Anders Hafreager, Anders Malthe-Sørenssen, Marianne Fyhn, Torkel Hafting, Gaute T Einevoll

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Article in eNeuro. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Active Learning Exercises in Synaptic Physiology and Connectivity for the Neuroscience Lecture Hall, Laboratory Course, or Outreach Setting.Journal of undergraduate neuroscience education : JUNE : a publication of FUN, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience · 2024
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  5. Teaching Neuroscience: Reviving Neuroanatomy, Notes on the 2022 Society for Neuroscience Professional Development Workshop on Teaching.Journal of undergraduate neuroscience education : JUNE : a publication of FUN, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience · 2022
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  6. Cooperative Group Learning in Undergraduate Neuroscience: Using Simulations to Complement Problem-Solving Assignments.Journal of undergraduate neuroscience education : JUNE : a publication of FUN, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Svenn-Arne DraglyCentre for Integrative Neuroplasticity, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; Department of Physics, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-5596-8030
Milad Hobbi MobarhanCentre for Integrative Neuroplasticity, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-1144-8794
Andreas Våvang SolbråCentre for Integrative Neuroplasticity, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; Department of Physics, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-2929-4383
Simen TennøeCentre for Integrative Neuroplasticity, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-0120-8992
Anders HafreagerCentre for Integrative Neuroplasticity, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; Department of Physics, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
Anders Malthe-SørenssenCentre for Integrative Neuroplasticity, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; Department of Physics, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
Marianne FyhnCentre for Integrative Neuroplasticity, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
Torkel HaftingCentre for Integrative Neuroplasticity, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-0928-3487
Gaute T EinevollCentre for Integrative Neuroplasticity, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; Department of Physics, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432 Ås, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-5425-5012

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Educational software (apps) can improve science education by providing an interactive way of learning about complicated topics that are hard to explain with text and static illustrations. However, few educational apps are available for simulation of neural networks. Here, we describe an educational app, Neuronify, allowing the user to easily create and explore neural networks in a plug-and-play simulation environment. The user can pick network elements with adjustable parameters from a menu, i.e., synaptically connected neurons modelled as integrate-and-fire neurons and various stimulators (current sources, spike generators, visual, and touch) and recording devices (voltmeter, spike detector, and loudspeaker). We aim to provide a low entry point to simulation-based neuroscience by allowing students with no programming experience to create and simulate neural networks. To facilitate the use of Neuronify in teaching, a set of premade common network motifs is provided, performing functions such as input summation, gain control by inhibition, and detection of direction of stimulus movement. Neuronify is developed in C++ and QML using the cross-platform application framework Qt and runs on smart phones (Android, iOS) and tablet computers as well personal computers (Windows, Mac, Linux).

Indexed as

Mobile ApplicationsNeural Networks, ComputerAction PotentialsAnimalsElectric StimulationModels, NeurologicalNeural InhibitionNeuronsNeurosciencesPeriodicitySynaptic TransmissionTouchVision, Ocularappmodelingneural networkssoftwareteaching

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PMID28321440
PMCPMC5355897

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