cypress::Synapse Struct Reference

#include <connector.hpp>

Public Member Functions
	Synapse (Real weight=0.0, Real delay=0.0)
bool	excitatory () const
bool	inhibitory () const
bool	valid () const

Public Attributes
Real	weight
Real	delay

Detailed Description

Data structure describing a connection between two neurons. Structure describing the synaptic properties – weight and delay.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

cypress::Synapse::Synapse ( Real  weight = 0.0, Real  delay = 0.0  )

inlineexplicit

Constructor of the Synapse structure. Per default initialises all member variables with zero.

Parameters

weight	weight in micro-Siemens or nano-Ampere
delay	delay in milliseconds

Member Function Documentation

bool cypress::Synapse::excitatory ( ) const

inline

Returns true if the synapse is excitatory.

bool cypress::Synapse::inhibitory ( ) const

inline

Returns true if the synapse is inhibitory.

bool cypress::Synapse::valid ( ) const

inline

Checks whether the synapse is valid – invalid synapses are those with zero weight negative delay.

Member Data Documentation

Real cypress::Synapse::delay

Synaptic delay in milliseconds.

Real cypress::Synapse::weight

Synaptic weight – for conductance-based neurons the synaptic weight is usually measured in micro-siemens, current-based neurons in nano Ampere. Inhibitory connections are indicated by smaller-than-zero connection weights.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• cypress/core/connector.hpp