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Citation

Kannon T, Inagaki K, Kamiji NL, Makimura K, Usui S. Neural. Netw. 2011; 24(9): 918-926.

Affiliation

Laboratory for Neuroinformatics, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Hirosawa, 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.neunet.2011.06.011

PMID

21767932

Abstract

The brain is a complex information processing system, which can be divided into sub-systems, such as the sensory organs, functional areas in the cortex, and motor control systems. In this sense, most of the mathematical models developed in the field of neuroscience have mainly targeted a specific sub-system. In order to understand the details of the brain as a whole, such sub-system models need to be integrated toward the development of a neurophysiologically plausible large-scale system model. In the present work, we propose a model integration library where models can be connected by means of a common data format. Here, the common data format should be portable so that models written in any programming language, computer architecture, and operating system can be connected. Moreover, the library should be simple so that models can be adapted to use the common data format without requiring any detailed knowledge on its use. Using this library, we have successfully connected existing models reproducing certain features of the visual system, toward the development of a large-scale visual system model. This library will enable users to reuse and integrate existing and newly developed models toward the development and simulation of a large-scale brain system model. The resulting model can also be executed on high performance computers using Message Passing Interface (MPI).


Language: en

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