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Serotonergic Axons As Fractional Brownian Motion Paths: Insights Into The Self-Organization Of Regional Densities, Skirmantas Janusonis, Nils Detering, Ralf Metzler, Thomas Vojta
Serotonergic Axons As Fractional Brownian Motion Paths: Insights Into The Self-Organization Of Regional Densities, Skirmantas Janusonis, Nils Detering, Ralf Metzler, Thomas Vojta
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All vertebrate brains contain a dense matrix of thin fibers that release serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine), a neurotransmitter that modulates a wide range of neural, glial, and vascular processes. Perturbations in the density of this matrix have been associated with a number of mental disorders, including autism and depression, but its self-organization and plasticity remain poorly understood. We introduce a model based on reflected Fractional Brownian Motion (FBM), a rigorously defined stochastic process, and show that it recapitulates some key features of regional serotonergic fiber densities. Specifically, we use supercomputing simulations to model fibers as FBM-paths in two-dimensional brain-like domains and demonstrate …