Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Numerical simulation of miniature endplate currents.

B W Madsen, R O Edeson, H S Lam

    Neuroscience Letters
    |July 13, 1984
    PubMed
    Summary
    This summary is machine-generated.

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    Early Life Neurodevelopment of Infants Across a Wide Gestational Age Range.

    Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP·2025
    Same author

    Statin safety among Chinese adolescents: a Mendelian randomisation study (abridged secondary publication).

    Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi·2024
    Same author

    Neonatal mortality in singleton pregnancies: a 20-year retrospective study from a tertiary perinatal unit in Hong Kong.

    Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi·2022
    Same author

    The view of Hong Kong parents on secondary use of dried blood spots in newborn screening program.

    BMC medical ethics·2022
    Same author

    Perinatal mortality rate in multiple pregnancies: a 20-year retrospective study from a tertiary obstetric unit in Hong Kong.

    Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi·2022
    Same author

    Dysregulation of miR223 and miR431 expression in intestinal tissues of preterm infants with necrotising enterocolitis: abridged secondary publication.

    Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi·2021

    A new FORTRAN program models synaptic transmission, including neurotransmitter diffusion and receptor binding. This computational tool accurately simulates neuronal signaling processes, aiding in the analysis of miniature endplate currents.

    Area of Science:

    • Computational neuroscience
    • Biophysics
    • Neuropharmacology

    Background:

    • Synaptic transmission involves complex biochemical and physical processes.
    • Accurate modeling of these processes is crucial for understanding neuronal communication.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe a FORTRAN computer program for solving partial differential equations governing synaptic transmission.
    • To provide a flexible and reliable tool for simulating neurotransmitter dynamics and postsynaptic events.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized the PDETWO package for numerical integration of partial differential equations.
    • Developed 6 user-specified routines for program flexibility.
    • Validated the program's reliability against an analytic solution for a diffusion-only model.

    Related Experiment Videos

    Main Results:

    • The program successfully simulates synaptic transmission, encompassing diffusion, receptor binding, and hydrolysis.
    • Model validation confirmed the reliability of the numerical solutions.
    • Demonstrated program application through analysis of miniature endplate current rise times.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed FORTRAN program offers a robust method for investigating synaptic transmission.
    • This computational approach can be applied to analyze various aspects of neuronal signaling, such as miniature endplate current dynamics.