How well are single-cell properties reproduced by the present-day neuronal models? Recently, several labs have approached this question by assessing the quality of neuron models with respect to spike timing prediction or characteristic features of the voltage trace.  So far, every modeler used his own preferred performance measure on his own data set. The ‘Quantitative Single-Neuron Modeling Competition’ offers a coherent framework to compare neuronal models with four different experiments on layer V pyramidal neurons of the somatosensory cortex under somatic and dendritic stimulation.

 

Participation

 

This competition is an opportunity to bridge the gap between experimentalists and modelers (are there modelers who always dreamed of testing their theoretical model, and experimentalists who wondered which model to use for their specific case?).  The ‘Quantitative Single-Neuron Modeling Competition’ is an invitation to compare your methods and models to those of other people in the field.  With good participation, the outcome of this competition will be of great interest to both experimentalists and network modelers.

 

The prizes are given upon the disclosure of the model used.

* Members of EPFL can participate but are not eligible to the monetary reward. In case of a tie for any of the prizes, the amount is divided in equal parts.

 

 

Description

This year, the competition applies only to one neuron type.  All of the experiments used in the challenges below are from layer 5 pyramidal cells of the somatosensory cortex of young rats.  

 

 

Organizers

 

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