PyNEST: a convenient interface to the NEST simulator

The neural simulation tool NEST (http://www.nest-initiative.org) is a simulator for heterogeneous networks of point neurons or neurons with a small number of compartments. It aims at simulations of large neural systems with more than 10^4 neurons and 10^7 to 10^9 synapses. NEST is implemented in C++...

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Main Authors: Jochen M Eppler, Moritz Helias, Eilif Muller, Markus Diesmann, Marc-Oliver Gewaltig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2009-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroinformatics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.11.012.2008/full