Neuronize: a tool for building realistic neuronal cell morphologies

Neuronize: a tool for building realistic neuronal cell morphologies

This study presents a tool, Neuronize, for building realistic three-dimensional models of neuronal cells from the morphological information extracted through computer-aided tracing applications. Neuronize consists of a set of methods designed to build 3D neural meshes that approximate the cell membrane at different resolution levels, allowing a balance to be reached between the complexity and t...

NeuroMorpho.Org: a central resource for neuronal morphologies.

The structure of dendrites and axons plays fundamental roles in synaptic integration and network connectivity. Synergistic advances in neurobiology (e.g., intracellular injections, fluorescent protein expression), microscopy (e.g., multiphoton laser scanning, computer controllers), and imaging software (e.g., Neurolucida tracing, blind deconvolution) are rapidly transforming the three-dimension...

A Novel Toolbox for Generating Realistic Biological Cell Geometries for Electromagnetic Microdosimetry

Researchers in bioelectromagnetics often require realistic tissue, cellular and sub-cellular geometry models for their simulations. However, biological shapes are often extremely irregular, while conventional geometrical modeling tools on the market cannot meet the demand for fast and efficient construction of irregular geometries. We have designed a free, user-friendly tool in MATLAB that comb...

LiveMesh: A tool for real-time rendering of neuronal cells from morphologies

Quantifying topological invariants of neuronal morphologies

Nervous systems are characterized by neurons displaying a diversity of morphological shapes. Traditionally, different shapes have been qualitatively described based on visual inspection and quantitatively described based on morphometric parameters. Neither process provides a solid foundation for categorizing the various morphologies, a problem that is important in many fields. We propose a stab...