Modeling and Simulation of Neocortical Micro- and Mesocircuitry. Part I: Anatomy
Author:
Reimann Michael W1ORCID, Bolanõs-Puchet Sirio1ORCID, Courcol Jean-Denis1ORCID, Egas Santander Daniela1ORCID, Arnaudon Alexis1ORCID, Coste Benoît1, Delalondre Fabien1, Delemontex Thomas1ORCID, Devresse Adrien1ORCID, Dictus Hugo1, Dietz Alexander1, Ecker András1ORCID, Favreau Cyrille1ORCID, Ficarelli Gianluca1ORCID, Gevaert Mike1ORCID, Herttuainen Joni1ORCID, Isbister James B1ORCID, Kanari Lida1ORCID, Keller Daniel1, King James1ORCID, Kumbhar Pramod1ORCID, Lapere Samuel1ORCID, Lazovskis Jānis2ORCID, Lu Huanxiang1ORCID, Ninin Nicolas1, Pereira Fernando1, Planas Judit1ORCID, Pokorny Christoph1ORCID, Riquelme Juan Luis1ORCID, Romani Armando1ORCID, Shi Ying1ORCID, Smith Jason P3ORCID, Sood Vishal1, Srivastava Mohit4, Van Geit Werner1ORCID, Vanherpe Liesbeth1ORCID, Wolf Matthias1ORCID, Levi Ran5ORCID, Hess Kathryn6ORCID, Schürmann Felix1, Muller Eilif B1ORCID, Markram Henry1ORCID, Ramaswamy Srikanth17ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Blue Brain Project, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 2. Riga Business School, Riga Technical University 3. Nottingham Trent University 4. ELKH-University of Debrecen, Neuroscience Research Group 5. University of Aberdeen 6. Laboratory for Topology and Neuroscience (UPHESS), Brain Mind Institute, School of Life Sciences, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 7. Neural Circuits Laboratory, Newcastle University
Abstract
The function of the neocortex is fundamentally determined by its repeating microcircuit motif, but also by its rich, interregional connectivity. We present a data-driven computational model of the anatomy of non-barrel primary somatosensory cortex of juvenile rat, integrating whole-brain scale data while providing cellular and subcellular specificity. The model consists of 4.2 million morphologically detailed neurons, placed in a digital brain atlas. They are connected by 14.2 billion synapses, comprising local, mid-range and extrinsic connectivity. We delineated the limits of determining connectivity from anatomy, finding that it reproduces targeting by Sst+ neurons, but requires additional specificity to reproduce targeting by PV+ and VIP+ interneurons. Globally, connectivity was characterized by local clusters tied together through hub neurons in layer 5, demonstrating how local and interegional connectivity are complicit, inseparable networks. The model is suitable for simulation-based studies, and a 211,712 neuron subvolume is made openly available to the community.
Publisher
eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
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