Publication
Neuromapp: A Mini-application Framework to Improve Neural Simulators
Related publications (34)
Small-scale robotic devices for medical interventions in the brain
Mahmut Selman Sakar, Lorenzo Francesco John Noseda
This article summarizes the recent advancements in the design, fabrication, and control of microrobotic devices for the diagnosis and treatment of brain disorders. With a focus on diverse actuation methods, we discuss how advancements in materials science ...
2024Molecular reconstruction and simulation of the Neuron-Glia-Vasculature system
The outstanding information processing capacity of the brain relies on numerous molecular mechanisms. It is an extremely energy-expensive function, which involves specialization and collaboration of different cell types. A common framework to study the com ...
EPFL2023Debates on the dorsomedial prefrontal/dorsal anterior cingulate cortex: insights for future research
The dorsomedial prefrontal cortex/dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dmPFC/dACC) is a brain area subject to many theories and debates over its function(s). Even its precise anatomical borders are subject to much controversy. In the past decades, the dmPFC/d ...
Oxford2023Computational Concepts for Reconstructing and Simulating Brain Tissue
Felix Schürmann, Srikanth Ramaswamy, Jean-Denis Georges Emile Courcol
It has previously been shown that it is possible to derive a new class of biophysically detailed brain tissue models when one computationally analyzes and exploits the interdependencies or the multi-modal and multi-scale organization of the brain. These re ...
Springer2022Development of a Transient Neural Interface for Minimally Invasive Recording and Stimulation
Transient electronics enabling devices to safely disappear in the environment can be applied not only in green electronics, but also in bioelectronic medicine. Neural implants able to degrade harmlessly inside the body eliminate the need for removal surger ...
EPFL2022The perspectives of mapping and monitoring of the sense of self in neurosurgical patients
Olaf Blanke, Bruno Herbelin, Hyeongdong Park, Sophie Jacqueline Andrée Betka, Pavo Orepic, Sixto Luis Alcoba Banqueri, Giannina Rita Iannotti
Surgical treatment of tumors, epileptic foci or of vascular origin, requires a detailed individual pre-surgical workup and intra-operative surveillance of brain functions to minimize the risk of post-surgical neurological deficits and decline of quality of ...
SPRINGER WIEN2021Structural architecture of the Neuronal-Glial-Vascular system
Brain functionality relies on the neuronal-glial-vascular (NGV) ensemble for energy support. However, the details of the complex biological mechanisms involved in these processes and the microscopic interactions between these three components are not yet f ...
EPFL2021Increasing Superstructure Optimization Capacity Through Self-Learning Surrogate Models
François Maréchal, Ivan Daniel Kantor, Julia Granacher
Simulation-based optimization models are widely applied to find optimal operating conditions of processes. Often, computational challenges arise from model complexity, making the generation of reliable design solutions difficult. We propose an algorithm fo ...
2021Understanding Computational Costs of Cellular-Level Brain Tissue Simulations Through Analytical Performance Models
Felix Schürmann, Francesco Cremonesi
Computational modeling and simulation have become essential tools in the quest to better understand the brain's makeup and to decipher the causal interrelations of its components. The breadth of biochemical and biophysical processes and structures in the b ...
HUMANA PRESS INC2020Exploring dynamic functional connectivity by incorporating prior knowledge of brain structure
The synchronized firing of distant neuronal populations gives rise to a wide array of functional brain networks that underlie human brain function. Given the enormous perception, learning, and cognition potential of the human brain, it is not surprising th ...
EPFL2020