This award supports the preparation and sharing of computational neuroscience data as part of an exploratory activity aimed at catalyzing rapid and innovative advances in computational neuroscience and related fields. The data to be shared in this project are physiological and anatomical data from the rat hippocampus, including (1) recordings from hippocampal CA1 neurons during open field foraging, (2) simultaneous intracellular and extracellular in vivo recordings from CA1 pyramidal cells and histological identities of those neurons, (3) quantitative information on the cellular connectivity of the hippocampal formation, and (4) axonal reconstruction data from in vivo preparations. Anatomical and physiological data will be cross-annotated to facilitate browsing and integration, and provided in a form that is compatible with widely used simulators. It is anticipated that these data will be useful for developing anatomically and physiologically realistic neural networks and understanding emergent behavior of neuronal populations, in particular, the mechanisms of memory.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
0747864
Program Officer
Kenneth C. Whang
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2007-09-15
Budget End
2008-08-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
2007
Total Cost
$42,000
Indirect Cost
Name
George Mason University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Fairfax
State
VA
Country
United States
Zip Code
22030