BCNNM: A Framework for in silico Neural Tissue Development Modeling

dc.contributorAalto-yliopistofi
dc.contributorAalto Universityen
dc.contributor.authorBozhko, Dmitrii V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGalumov, Georgii K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPolovian, Aleksandr I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKolchanova, Sofiia M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMyrov, Vladislav O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorStelmakh, Viktoriia A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSchiöth, Helgi B.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineeringen
dc.contributor.organizationUniversity of Puerto Rico-Mayaguezen_US
dc.contributor.organizationSkolkovo Institute of Science and Technologyen_US
dc.contributor.organizationUppsala Universityen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-26T07:16:03Z
dc.date.available2021-02-26T07:16:03Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-20en_US
dc.description.abstractCerebral (“brain”) organoids are high-fidelity in vitro cellular models of the developing brain, which makes them one of the go-to methods to study isolated processes of tissue organization and its electrophysiological properties, allowing to collect invaluable data for in silico modeling neurodevelopmental processes. Complex computer models of biological systems supplement in vivo and in vitro experimentation and allow researchers to look at things that no laboratory study has access to, due to either technological or ethical limitations. In this paper, we present the Biological Cellular Neural Network Modeling (BCNNM) framework designed for building dynamic spatial models of neural tissue organization and basic stimulus dynamics. The BCNNM uses a convenient predicate description of sequences of biochemical reactions and can be used to run complex models of multi-layer neural network formation from a single initial stem cell. It involves processes such as proliferation of precursor cells and their differentiation into mature cell types, cell migration, axon and dendritic tree formation, axon pathfinding and synaptogenesis. The experiment described in this article demonstrates a creation of an in silico cerebral organoid-like structure, constituted of up to 1 million cells, which differentiate and self-organize into an interconnected system with four layers, where the spatial arrangement of layers and cells are consistent with the values of analogous parameters obtained from research on living tissues. Our in silico organoid contains axons and millions of synapses within and between the layers, and it comprises neurons with high density of connections (more than 10). In sum, the BCNNM is an easy-to-use and powerful framework for simulations of neural tissue development that provides a convenient way to design a variety of tractable in silico experiments.en
dc.description.versionPeer revieweden
dc.format.extent21
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationBozhko, D V, Galumov, G K, Polovian, A I, Kolchanova, S M, Myrov, V O, Stelmakh, V A & Schiöth, H B 2021, ' BCNNM : A Framework for in silico Neural Tissue Development Modeling ', Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, vol. 14, 588224 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fncom.2020.588224en
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fncom.2020.588224en_US
dc.identifier.issn1662-5188
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: f00e265b-088e-4fff-85e4-a1899cc3ccf0en_US
dc.identifier.otherPURE ITEMURL: https://research.aalto.fi/en/publications/f00e265b-088e-4fff-85e4-a1899cc3ccf0en_US
dc.identifier.otherPURE LINK: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85100504140&partnerID=8YFLogxKen_US
dc.identifier.otherPURE FILEURL: https://research.aalto.fi/files/56155080/Bozhko_BCNNM.fncom_14_588224.pdfen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/102839
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:aalto-202102262128
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFRONTIERS MEDIA SA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesFRONTIERS IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCEen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 14en
dc.rightsopenAccessen
dc.subject.keywordaxon guidanceen_US
dc.subject.keywordbrain organoiden_US
dc.subject.keywordneurogenesisen_US
dc.subject.keywordneuronal connectivityen_US
dc.subject.keywordsimulationen_US
dc.subject.keywordtissue developmenten_US
dc.titleBCNNM: A Framework for in silico Neural Tissue Development Modelingen
dc.typeA1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessäfi
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
Files