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What is Synapse

Chapter 15
Handbook of Research on Discrete Event Simulation Environments: Technologies and Applications
A junction between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another.
Published in Chapter:
The Simulation of Spiking Neural Networks
David Gamez (Imperial College, UK)
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-774-4.ch015
Abstract
This chapter is an overview of the simulation of spiking neural networks that relates discrete event simulation to other approaches and includes a case study of recent work. The chapter starts with an introduction to the key components of the brain and sets out three neuron models that are commonly used in simulation work. After explaining discrete event, continuous and hybrid simulation, the performance of each method is evaluated and recent research is discussed. To illustrate the issues surrounding this work, the second half of this chapter presents a case study of the SpikeStream neural simulator that covers the architecture, performance and typical applications of this software along with some recent experiments. The last part of the chapter suggests some future trends for work in this area.
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Chapter 107
Binding Neuron
Electrochemical construct at the end of neuronal fiber (axonal branch) of a neuron, attached to another neuron. The point, where interneuronal communication takes place.
Published in Chapter: Binding Neuron; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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Chapter 571
Neural Networks and Their Accelerated Evolution From an Economic Analysis Perspective
The site of physical and signal contact between neurons. On receipt of an action potential at the axon terminal of a synapse, neurotransmitter is released into the synaptic cleft and propagates to the postsynaptic membrane. There it undergoes chemical binding with receptors, which, in turn, initiates the production of a postsynaptic potential (PSP).
Published in Chapter: Neural Networks and Their Accelerated Evolution From an Economic Analysis Perspective; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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Chapter 626
Artificial Neural Networks Tutorial
The synapse (or synaptic junction) is a highly specialized structure that enables communication of nerve cells together (neurons) or with other cells (muscle cells, sensory or endocrine glands).
Published in Chapter: Artificial Neural Networks Tutorial; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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Chapter 26
Artificial NeuroGlial Networks
Specialized junctions through which the cells of the nervous system signal to each other and to non-neuronal cells such as those in muscles or glands.
Published in Chapter: Artificial NeuroGlial Networks; From: Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence
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Chapter 6
Recent Advances and Neural Connectivity in Autism
A synapse is a small gap at the end of a neuron that permits a signal to pass from one neuron to the other neuron.
Published in Chapter: Recent Advances and Neural Connectivity in Autism; From: Emerging Trends in the Diagnosis and Intervention of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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