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Synapse Class Reference

#include <synapse.h>

Inheritance diagram for Synapse:

List of all members.

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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.
  
  

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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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