Projection 

Description of how one cell population makes synaptic connections with another

Complex Type Information

Model

source{0,1} , target{0,1} , synapse_props+ , (connections | connectivity_pattern)
Children: connections, connectivity_pattern, source, synapse_props, target

Attributes

QName Type Fixed Default Use Inheritable Annotation
name xs:string required 
String reference for the projection
source xs:string optional 
Cell population where synaptic connection begins. Optional now, but WILL BE PREFERRED FORMAT IN v2.0
target xs:string optional 
Cell population where synaptic connection terminates. Optional now, but WILL BE PREFERRED FORMAT IN v2.0

Used By

Element Projections/projection

Source 

<xs:complexType name="Projection">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>Description of how one cell population makes synaptic connections with another</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:sequence>
    <xs:group ref="meta:metadata"/>
    <xs:element name="source" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>Cell population where synaptic connection begins. NOTE: attribute values for source and target WILL BE THE PREFERRED FORMAT IN v2.0. The option for this element will be removed!</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="target" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>Cell population where synaptic connection terminates. NOTE: attribute values for source and target WILL BE THE PREFERRED FORMAT IN v2.0. The option for this element will be removed!</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="synapse_props" type="GlobalSynapticProperties" maxOccurs="unbounded">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>Properties of a synapse associated with this connection.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:choice>
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>Either an explicit list of the connections or a description of how to create the connections</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
      <xs:element name="connections" type="Connections"/>
      <xs:element name="connectivity_pattern" type="ConnectivityPattern"/>
    </xs:choice>
  </xs:sequence>
  <xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required">
    <xs:annotation>
      <xs:documentation>String reference for the projection</xs:documentation>
    </xs:annotation>
  </xs:attribute>
  <xs:attribute name="source" type="xs:string" use="optional">
    <xs:annotation>
      <xs:documentation>Cell population where synaptic connection begins. Optional now, but WILL BE PREFERRED FORMAT IN v2.0</xs:documentation>
    </xs:annotation>
  </xs:attribute>
  <xs:attribute name="target" type="xs:string" use="optional">
    <xs:annotation>
      <xs:documentation>Cell population where synaptic connection terminates. Optional now, but WILL BE PREFERRED FORMAT IN v2.0</xs:documentation>
    </xs:annotation>
  </xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>