2019
Open Source Brain: A Collaborative Resource for Visualizing, Analyzing, Simulating, and Developing Standardized Models of Neurons and Circuits
Gleeson P, Cantarelli M, Marin B, Quintana A, Earnshaw M, Sadeh S, Piasini E, Birgiolas J, Cannon RC, Cayco-Gajic NA, Crook S, Davison AP, Dura-Bernal S, Ecker A, Hines ML, Idili G, Lanore F, Larson SD, Lytton WW, Majumdar A, McDougal RA, Sivagnanam S, Solinas S, Stanislovas R, van Albada SJ, van Geit W, Silver RA. Open Source Brain: A Collaborative Resource for Visualizing, Analyzing, Simulating, and Developing Standardized Models of Neurons and Circuits. Neuron 2019, 103: 395-411.e5. PMID: 31201122, PMCID: PMC6693896, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainComputational BiologyComputer SimulationHumansInternetModels, NeurologicalNeural Networks, ComputerNeuronsOnline SystemsConceptsData-driven modelsReproducibility of modelsCollaborative interactionsCollaborative resourceExperimental resultsComputational modelAnalyzingReuseStandardized modelModel structureSpecialist knowledgeMultiple scalesComplex biological systemsSharingVisualizingToolInfrastructureNetworkNew modelPlatformPowerful toolSimulatingModelWider communityAdoptionNetPyNE, a tool for data-driven multiscale modeling of brain circuits
Dura-Bernal S, Suter BA, Gleeson P, Cantarelli M, Quintana A, Rodriguez F, Kedziora DJ, Chadderdon GL, Kerr CC, Neymotin SA, McDougal RA, Hines M, Shepherd GM, Lytton WW. NetPyNE, a tool for data-driven multiscale modeling of brain circuits. ELife 2019, 8: e44494. PMID: 31025934, PMCID: PMC6534378, DOI: 10.7554/elife.44494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformation-theoretic measuresDeclarative languageImplementation codeGraphical interfaceNetPyNENetwork parametersTheoretic measuresNetwork modelNeuron networkStandardized formatUsersMillions of cellsConnectivity rulesExperimental datasetsNetworkRaster plotMultiscale network modelMultiple scalesDatasetToolModelersSpecificationModel parametersModelingVisualization
2018
Automated Metadata Suggestion During Repository Submission
McDougal RA, Dalal I, Morse TM, Shepherd GM. Automated Metadata Suggestion During Repository Submission. Neuroinformatics 2018, 17: 361-371. PMID: 30382537, PMCID: PMC6494730, DOI: 10.1007/s12021-018-9403-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetadata annotationMetadata tagsData providersAmount of dataDifferent text sourcesUser data entryData uploaderKnowledge discoveryText sourcesRelevant metadataMetadataHigh recallInformatics resourcesAnnotation schemeResearch communityData entryAnnotationBioinformatics resourcesDiscovery resourcesLow precisionMinimal costResourcesTagsModelDBUpload
2017
Parallel Stochastic Discrete Event Simulation of Calcium Dynamics in Neuron
Patoary M, Tropper C, McDougal RA, Lin Z, Lytton WW. Parallel Stochastic Discrete Event Simulation of Calcium Dynamics in Neuron. IEEE/ACM Transactions On Computational Biology And Bioinformatics 2017, 16: 1007-1019. PMID: 28961124, PMCID: PMC5869087, DOI: 10.1109/tcbb.2017.2756930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStochastic reaction-diffusion systemsDeterministic modelWave modelReaction-diffusion systemStochastic discrete event simulationStochastic modelDeterministic simulationDiscrete event simulationParallel simulationCalcium wave modelBuffer modelEvent simulationDiscrete event simulation environmentSimulationsContinuous simulationNontrivial differencesDynamicsModelSimulation environmentRare eventSystem
2015
ModelView for ModelDB: Online Presentation of Model Structure
McDougal RA, Morse TM, Hines ML, Shepherd GM. ModelView for ModelDB: Online Presentation of Model Structure. Neuroinformatics 2015, 13: 459-470. PMID: 25896640, PMCID: PMC4618280, DOI: 10.1007/s12021-015-9269-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsComputational BiologyDatabases as TopicHumansModels, NeurologicalNeuronsNonlinear DynamicsOnline SystemsStochastic ProcessesConceptsSource codeModel source codeComputational neuroscience modelsWeb applicationModel reuseUser interfaceVisualization algorithmsWeb presentationCode sharingGraphical viewModelDBContextual informationSearchable repositoryManual curationModel structureNeuroscience modelsOnline presentationCodeNecessary dataData analysisKey featuresUsersRepositoryStructures of hundredsSharing