ConceptNeuron

Related: SoftwareNeuron, SoftwareNeuronEngine

Function; primary

• Emitting a spike.
  • Can be measured as a voltage pulse.
  • This occurs when the internal charge exceeds a threshold.
  • Brain Simulator: The way it “decides” to emit a spike depends on the ConceptNeuronModel.

! ESPS (Excitatory postsynaptic potential)

RefactoryPeriod

// The time a neuron takes to get back to its resting potential after (starting to) spike / entering hyperpolarization: ~4 ms.

This means that the maximum firing rate of a neuron is about once every 4 ms or 250 Hz.

During the refractory period, incoming signals are essentially ignored.