Cerebellar Modelling Hub

The LSP is based at UNIPV and performs multiscale modelling, spanning from neurons and microcircuits to large-scale networks and the whole brain. The Hub leverages on the unique concept of the Brain Scaffold Builder (BSB), a modelling workflow that allows multiscale modelling of neurons, microcircuits, large-scale networks and whole brains.

Although initially designed for the cerebellum, BSB can be easily applied to any brain networks through customised developments on demand. The BSB supports different modelling platforms and formats and can be applied to neuromorphic hardware, robotic control systems and virtual brain simulators. A special aspect of this Hub is to provide the infrastructure and expertise for multiscale experimental validation of the models in rodents. It relies on EBRAINS and shares with it a set of highly integrated APIs and several sophisticated model building tools.

Dedicated community managers will help users through any issue they may have in exploiting the LSP, in arranging the specific development workflows and simulation of interest, or to help in getting the appropriate High-Performance Computing allocation for the project. In summary, the Hub will allow researchers and customers with different interests, background, and expertise to develop their own computational models and transform them into different kinds of applications. Dedicated tutorials and community managers will guide users through all the steps needed to reach their specific goals. The highest impact of this unique installation is expected on engineering and medicine, especially concerning brain-inspired technologies and the investigation and cure of brain diseases.