A density-driven method for the placement of biological cells over two-dimensional manifolds
Copyright 2017 Nicolas P. Rougier, BSD License.

We introduce a graphical method originating from the computer graphics domainthat is used for the arbitrary placement of cells over a two-dimensionalmanifold. Using a bitmap image whose luminance provides cell density, thismethod guarantees a discrete distribution of cell position re- specting thelocal density. is method scales to any number of cells, allows to specifyarbitrary shapes and provides a scalable and versatile alternative to the moreclassical assumption of a non- uniform spatial distribution. e method isillustrated on a discrete homogeneous neural eld, on the distribution of conesand rods in the retina and on the neural density on a a ened piece of cortex.