🧠 Pastorelli et al. (2025) present a simplified 2-compartment #neuron with #CalciumDynamics. The Ca-#AdEx model reproduces state-specific #dendritic mechanisms across wake, #NREM & #REM using ThetaPlanes. Nice @nest-initiative.org implementation!

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Rate models as a tool for studying collective neural activity Rate models provide simplified representations of neural activity in which the precise spike timing of individual neurons is replaced by their average firing rate. This abstraction makes it possible t...

I recently played around with #RateModels in #NESTsimulator. They track average #FiringRates of #NeuronPopulations, capturing collective dynamics like #oscillations, but miss precise spike timing. Here is a brief overview:

🌍 www.fabriziomusacchio.com/blog/2025-08...

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Direct follow-up post: This example shows how to simulate a network of 500 inhibitory #SNN neurons with #GapJunctions using #NESTsimulator, analyzing the effects on #synchrony and #oscillations:

🌍 www.fabriziomusacchio.com/blog/2025-09...

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On the role of gap junctions in neural modelling Gap junctions are specialized intercellular connections that facilitate direct electrical and chemical communication between neurons. Unlike synaptic transmission, which involves neurotransmitter rele...

🧠 New blog post on #GapJunctions: How #ElectricalSynapses synchronize #neurons & shape #NetworkDynamics. Includes a #modeling overview + small #PythonTutorial using #NESTsimulator. Feel free to share!

🌍 fabriziomusacchio.com/blog/2025-08-15-gap_junctions/

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