​

// initializing the dots (cells or parts of the memory) 50 of them

let cells = [];

let numCells = 50;

function setup() {

  createCanvas(400, 400);

​

  // loops 50 times

  for (let i = 0; i < numCells; i++) {

    cells.push({

      x: random(width),

      y: random(height),

      xspeed: random(-2, -2),

      yspeed: random(-2, -2),

      radius: random(6, 15),

    });

  }

}

​

function draw() {

  background(0);

  for (let i = 0; i < cells.length; i++) {

      if (mouseIsPressed === false ) {

        move(cells[i]);

    // when user clicks the screen , motion is paused

    }

    displayCell(cells[i]);

    connectCells(cells, i);

  }

}

​

//takes array of cells as an argument

function move(cell) {

  cell.x += cell.xspeed; 

  cell.y += cell.yspeed;

​

  // Bouncing off when cells reach the edges

  if (cell.x < 0 || cell.x > width) {

    cell.xspeed *= -1;

  }

  if (cell.y < 0 || cell.y > height) {

    cell.yspeed *= -1;

  }

}

​

​

function displayCell(cell) {

  fill(255, 150, 150); //brain color

  ellipse(cell.x, cell.y, cell.radius * 2);

}

​

function connectCells(cells) {

  let maxConnections = 10; // Maximum number of connections per cell

​

  // Loop through each cell as the source cell

  for (let i = 0; i < cells.length; i++) {

    let connectedCount = 0; // Counter for the number of connections made by the source cell

​

    // Loop through all cells again to consider them as potential target cells

    for (let j = 0; j < cells.length; j++) {

      // Ensure that the source cell is not the same as the target cell

      if (i !== j) {

        // Calculate the distance between the centers of the source and target cells

        let d = dist(cells[i].x, cells[i].y, cells[j].x, cells[j].y);

​

        // Check if the cells are close enough to be connected, and if the source cell

        // has not reached its maximum allowed connections

        if (d < 50 && connectedCount < maxConnections) {

          stroke(255, 150, 150); // Set the line color

          line(cells[i].x, cells[i].y, cells[j].x, cells[j].y); // Draw a line between the cells

          connectedCount++; // Increment the connection count for the source cell

        }

      }

    }

  }

}

​

​

​

​