Class Synapse

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.natural.biology.neuroscience.Synapse

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Commented, ComprehensiveIdentification, Identified<Identification>, Named

public class Synapse
extends Object
implements ComprehensiveIdentification

Synapse connecting two neurons.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Synapse(String synapseType)	Creates a synapse with a specific type (for bridge use).
Synapse(SpikingNeuron pre, SpikingNeuron post, double weight, double delay)	Creates a synapse between spiking neurons.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
double	getDelay()
Identification	getId()	Returns the unique identifier of this entity.
String	getSynapseType()
Map<String,Object>	getTraits()	Returns the traits map for this entity.
double	getWeight()
void	setDelay(double delay)
void	setSynapseType(String synapseType)
void	setWeight(double weight)
void	transmit()	Propagates spike from pre to post.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface Commented

getComments, getTrait, setComments

Methods inherited from interface ComprehensiveIdentification

getName, getTrait, setName, setTrait

Constructor Details

Synapse

public Synapse(String synapseType)

Creates a synapse with a specific type (for bridge use).

Synapse

public Synapse(SpikingNeuron pre,
 SpikingNeuron post,
 double weight,
 double delay)

Creates a synapse between spiking neurons.

Method Details

getId

public Identification getId()

Description copied from interface: Identified

Returns the unique identifier of this entity.

Specified by:

getId in interface Identified<Identification>

Returns:

the identifier

getTraits

public Map<String,Object> getTraits()

Description copied from interface: ComprehensiveIdentification

Returns the traits map for this entity.

Specified by:

getTraits in interface Commented

Specified by:

getTraits in interface ComprehensiveIdentification

Returns:

the traits map

transmit

public void transmit()

Propagates spike from pre to post.

getWeight

public double getWeight()

setWeight

public void setWeight(double weight)

getDelay

public double getDelay()

setDelay

public void setDelay(double delay)

getSynapseType

public String getSynapseType()

setSynapseType

public void setSynapseType(String synapseType)