mosaic.sim.neuron
Class Potential

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.awt.Component
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        +--java.awt.Container
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              +--javax.swing.JComponent
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                    +--mosaic.sim.kernel.AbstractModelComponent
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                          +--mosaic.sim.kernel.variable.AbstractVariable
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                                +--mosaic.sim.neuron.ActiveVariable
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                                      +--mosaic.sim.neuron.Potential
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.util.EventListener, java.awt.image.ImageObserver, mosaic.sim.kernel.simevent.InputEventListener, java.awt.MenuContainer, mosaic.sim.kernel.ModelComponent, java.io.Serializable, mosaic.sim.kernel.simevent.SimEventListener, mosaic.sim.kernel.simevent.TimeEventListener, mosaic.sim.kernel.variable.Variable, mosaic.sim.kernel.variable.VariableChangeComponent
Direct Known Subclasses:
PLPotential

public abstract class Potential
extends ActiveVariable

This class represent the potential of a neuron. It is abstract and does not implement any behaviour, but only defines the interface that the Neuron class uses to interact with its associated potential.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Inner classes inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent
javax.swing.JComponent.AccessibleJComponent, javax.swing.JComponent.ActionStandin, javax.swing.JComponent.IntVector, javax.swing.JComponent.KeyboardState
 
Inner classes inherited from class java.awt.Container
java.awt.Container.AccessibleAWTContainer
 
Inner classes inherited from class java.awt.Component
java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, java.awt.Component.AWTTreeLock
 
Fields inherited from class mosaic.sim.neuron.ActiveVariable
timer
 
Fields inherited from class mosaic.sim.kernel.variable.AbstractVariable
changedTime, definedBy, displayUnit, inCoupler, inputEventComponents, outCouplers, quantity, type, unit, variableChangeListeners
 
Fields inherited from class mosaic.sim.kernel.AbstractModelComponent
application, components, enabled, label, parentModelComponent, sCESupport
 
Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent
_bounds, accessibleContext, actionMap, ACTIONMAP_CREATED, alignmentX, alignmentY, ANCESTOR_INPUTMAP_CREATED, ANCESTOR_USING_BUFFER, ancestorInputMap, ancestorNotifier, autoscroller, border, changeSupport, clientProperties, CREATED_DOUBLE_BUFFER, flags, FOCUS_INPUTMAP_CREATED, focusInputMap, HAS_FOCUS, htmlKey, htmlView, inputVerifier, IS_DOUBLE_BUFFERED, IS_OPAQUE, IS_PAINTING_TILE, IS_PRINTING, IS_PRINTING_ALL, KEY_EVENTS_ENABLED, KEYBOARD_BINDINGS_KEY, listenerList, maximumSize, minimumSize, NEXT_FOCUS, paintImmediatelyClip, paintingChild, preferredSize, readObjectCallbacks, REQUEST_FOCUS_DISABLED, tmpRect, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, uiClassID, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, verifyInputWhenFocusTarget, vetoableChangeSupport, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW_BINDINGS, WIF_INPUTMAP_CREATED, windowInputMap
 
Fields inherited from class java.awt.Container
component, containerListener, containerSerializedDataVersion, dbg, dispatcher, layoutMgr, listeningBoundsChildren, listeningChildren, maxSize, ncomponents, printing, printingThreads, serialVersionUID
 
Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component
actionListenerK, adjustmentListenerK, appContext, background, BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, componentListener, componentListenerK, componentOrientation, componentSerializedDataVersion, containerListenerK, cursor, dropTarget, eventMask, focusListener, focusListenerK, font, foreground, graphicsConfig, hasFocus, height, hierarchyBoundsListener, hierarchyBoundsListenerK, hierarchyListener, hierarchyListenerK, incRate, inputMethodListener, inputMethodListenerK, isInc, isPacked, itemListenerK, keyListener, keyListenerK, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, locale, LOCK, metrics, minSize, mouseListener, mouseListenerK, mouseMotionListener, mouseMotionListenerK, name, nameExplicitlySet, newEventsOnly, ownedWindowK, parent, peer, peerFont, popups, prefSize, privateKey, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, textListenerK, TOP_ALIGNMENT, valid, visible, width, windowClosingException, windowListenerK, x, y
 
Fields inherited from interface mosaic.sim.kernel.variable.Variable
CONSTANT, INPUT, OUTPUT, STATE, VARIABLE
 
Fields inherited from interface mosaic.sim.kernel.ModelComponent
INF, INFINITY, NEGATIVE_INFINITY, NEGINF, NEGINFINITY, POSITIVE_INFINITY
 
Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver
ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH
 
Constructor Summary
Potential()
          Creates a potential object.
Potential(java.lang.String name)
          Creates a potential object with a name (mainly useful during debugging).
 
Method Summary
abstract  double getCurrentPotential()
          Compute the current Neuron potential from the gradient changes.
 java.lang.Object getValueObject()
          This implementation of AbstractVariable.getValueObject just returns the current object.
 void mergeSynapseResponse(java.lang.Object change)
          Merge a new synaptic response from one of the Neuron input synapses with the current potential function, resulting in a new potential function.
 
Methods inherited from class mosaic.sim.neuron.ActiveVariable
activateAt, activateIn, addTimeEventComponent, isActive, passivate, removeTimeEventComponent
 
Methods inherited from class mosaic.sim.kernel.variable.AbstractVariable
addInputEventComponent, addOutCoupler, addSimEventComponent, addVariableChangeListener, clearChangedTime, connect, getChangedTime, getDefinedBy, getDisplayUnit, getInCoupler, getOutCouplers, getQuantity, getUnit, getVariableChangeListener, informOutgoingCouplers, isTypeConstant, isTypeInput, isTypeOutput, isTypeState, isTypeVariable, processSimEvent, removeInputEventComponent, removeOutCoupler, removeSimEventComponent, removeVariableChangeListener, setChangedTime, setChangedTime, setDefinedBy, setDisplayUnit, setInCoupler, setQuantity, setType, setTypeConstant, setTypeInput, setTypeOutput, setTypeState, setTypeVariable, setUnit, signalVariableChange, signalVariableChangeDirectly, unconnect
 
Methods inherited from class mosaic.sim.kernel.AbstractModelComponent
addModelComponent, addModelComponentEventListener, addModelComponentEventListener, addNotify, containsModelComponent, disable, enable, findParentModelComponent, fireModelComponentAdded, fireModelComponentChanged, fireModelComponentChanged, fireModelComponentDisabled, fireModelComponentEnabled, fireModelComponentGotContinuous, fireModelComponentGotDiscrete, fireModelComponentRemoved, getInfo, getLabel, getMinimumSize, getModelComponents, getParentModelComponent, getPreferredSize, getSimApplication, getTime, initialize, isDisabled, isEnabled, paintComponent, printDebugOutput, printDebugOutput, printDebugOutput, printDebugOutput, printErrorOutput, printErrorOutput, printLogOutput, printLogOutput, removeModelComponent, removeModelComponentEventListener, removeModelComponentEventListener, removeNotify, reset, setEnabled, setLabel, setParentModelComponent, setSimApplication
 
Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent
_paintImmediately, , addAncestorListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addVetoableChangeListener, adjustPaintFlags, alwaysOnTop, checkIfChildObscuredBySibling, clearFocusOwners, componentInputMapChanged, computeVisibleRect, computeVisibleRect, compWriteObjectNotify, contains, createToolTip, enableSerialization, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getAccessibleContext, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAutoscrolls, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperties, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getConditionForKeyStroke, getCreatedDoubleBuffer, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getFlag, getGraphics, getHeight, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getUIClassID, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, hasFocus, hide, isDoubleBuffered, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversable, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingTile, isPreferredSizeSet, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintBorder, paintChildren, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, paintWithBuffer, paramString, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processFocusEvent, processKeyBinding, processKeyBindings, processKeyBindingsForAllComponents, processKeyEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, readObject, rectangleIsObscured, rectangleIsObscuredBySibling, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, registerWithKeyboardManager, registerWithKeyboardManager, removeAncestorListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setCreatedDoubleBuffer, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDoubleBuffered, setFlag, setFont, setForeground, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPaintingChild, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, shouldDebugGraphics, superProcessMouseMotionEvent, unregisterKeyboardAction, unregisterWithKeyboardManager, unregisterWithKeyboardManager, update, updateUI, writeObject
 
Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container
add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, adjustListeningChildren, applyOrientation, checkGD, countComponents, createChildHierarchyEvents, createHierarchyEvents, deliverEvent, dispatchEventImpl, dispatchEventToSelf, doLayout, eventEnabled, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getAccessibleAt, getAccessibleChild, getAccessibleChildrenCount, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents_NoClientCode, getComponents, getLayout, getMouseEventTarget, getWindow, initIDs, insets, invalidate, invalidateTree, isAncestorOf, layout, lightweightPaint, lightweightPrint, list, list, locate, minimumSize, nextFocus, numListening, paintComponents, paintHeavyweightComponents, postProcessKeyEvent, postsOldMouseEvents, preferredSize, preProcessKeyEvent, printComponents, printHeavyweightComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, proxyEnableEvents, proxyRequestFocus, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setFocusOwner, setLayout, transferFocus, validate, validateTree
 
Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component
action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, areInputMethodsEnabled, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, checkWindowClosingException, coalesceEvents, constructComponentName, contains, createImage, createImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, getAccessibleIndexInParent, getAccessibleStateSet, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFont_NoClientCode, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getInputContext, getInputMethodRequests, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen_NoTreeLock, getLocationOnScreen, getName, getNativeContainer, getParent_NoClientCode, getParent, getPeer, getSize, getToolkit, getToolkitImpl, getTreeLock, getWindowForObject, gotFocus, handleEvent, imageUpdate, inside, isDisplayable, isEnabledImpl, isLightweight, isRecursivelyVisible, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resetGC, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, registerNatives, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface mosaic.sim.kernel.simevent.SimEventListener
addSimEventComponent, processSimEvent, removeSimEventComponent
 
Methods inherited from interface mosaic.sim.kernel.ModelComponent
addModelComponent, addModelComponentEventListener, addModelComponentEventListener, containsModelComponent, disable, enable, fireModelComponentAdded, fireModelComponentChanged, fireModelComponentChanged, fireModelComponentDisabled, fireModelComponentEnabled, fireModelComponentGotContinuous, fireModelComponentGotDiscrete, fireModelComponentRemoved, getInfo, getLabel, getModelComponents, getParentModelComponent, getSimApplication, getTime, initialize, isDisabled, isEnabled, removeModelComponent, removeModelComponentEventListener, removeModelComponentEventListener, reset, setEnabled, setParentModelComponent, setSimApplication
 

Constructor Detail

Potential

public Potential()
Creates a potential object.

Potential

public Potential(java.lang.String name)
Creates a potential object with a name (mainly useful during debugging).
Method Detail

getCurrentPotential

public abstract double getCurrentPotential()
Compute the current Neuron potential from the gradient changes.

mergeSynapseResponse

public void mergeSynapseResponse(java.lang.Object change)
Merge a new synaptic response from one of the Neuron input synapses with the current potential function, resulting in a new potential function.

getValueObject

public java.lang.Object getValueObject()
This implementation of AbstractVariable.getValueObject just returns the current object.