Swiss Brain Observatory
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Browse the experimental data, all the different data related to the current model and some generated during all simulation experiment. Go deeper into knowledge discovery with our literature search AI tool.
All the way through the different iterations, the core concept has always been around the features of exploring the resources, building models at different scales and simulating those models
Configuring and launching simulation experiments such as the whole brain generate an important amount of analysis and report. Many of those are visually based and can give access to high definition videos.
Explore include both an atlas based subsection but also a literature one. In the first case, each brain region give an important amount of information concerning each region and their children.
Neuroscience is such a vast domain of science. In itself, we have many scientist specialized in different brain regions. Conducting workshop to expose the interest of each participant was extremely helpful. Each team and members listen and enriched each other process by exposing problematic faced in their daily work. Quick prototyping give the ability to establish common ground and many different solutions
A constant feature in OBP, for every scale, is the morphological-electrophysiological model (ME model)). Each neuron can benefit for that. When facing the whole brain, this is a gigantic amount of data. Three dimensional projection empower the user to understand and manipulate the parameters of each of these ME model.
The most complex and time consuming process is the connectomic behaviour between region. In order to understand the intensity, the plasticity and other feature of connectivity, an interactive matrix working in a three dimensional fashion helps the user to navigate through all the brain region layers.
Single neuron simulation can be done isolated from the region in one of the first scale tiers. While in the whole brain model construction, the user can define specific behaviour for every morphological type.
The most complex and time consuming process is the connectomic behaviour between region. In order to understand the intensity, the plasticity and other feature of connectivity, an interactive matrix working in a three dimensional fashion helps the user to navigate through all the brain region layers.
In further iteration, we integrate the concept of virtual lab. This gives the user to gather is model building experiment, his simulation ones and the different elements he gather in explore. Having these in the same place opened the ability to have an AI-assisted paper writer function.
Each virtual lab can possess a certain amount of project in which the user can isolate the perimeter of his experiment. In this context the user will be able to work on different scale such as single neuron, ion channel, microcircuit and 6 others
At many point of the application, the user can launch analysis in order to validate his parameters. As simulation can be quite massive, we've empower the user by giving him some control over the quality
