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Synapse Class Reference #include <synapse.h> Inheritance diagram for Synapse: List of all members. Detailed Description Base class of all synapses. This class takes care about the connectivity: it maintains a pointer to the presynaptic and the postsynaptic object as well to the summation point. Public Member Functions virtual int addOutgoing (Advancable *a) Connects the synapse to the postsynaptic object which must be a synaptic target. virtual int addIncoming (Advancable *a) Connects the synapse to the presynaptic object. uint32 getPre (void) Get the Id of the presynaptic object. uint32 getPost (void) Get the Id of the postsynaptic object. Public Attributes float W The weight (scaling factor, strenght, maximal amplitude) of the synapse. float delay The synaptic transmission delay. double psr The psr (postsynaptic response) is the result of whatever computation is going on in a synapse. Protected Attributes double * summationPoint Pointer to postsynaptic summation point within the synaptic target ( Neuron, SynapticChannel, Compartment...). Advancable * pre Pointer to presynaptic object. Advancable * post Pointer to postsynaptic object. Member Data Documentation float Synapse::delay   The synaptic transmission delay. As the synaptic transmission delay we understand the time between a signal (spike or analog signal) is generated in the presynaptic object and the time of the onset of the postsynaptic response.

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