Brian 2, an intuitive and efficient neural simulator

M Stimberg, R Brette, DFM Goodman - elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Brian 2 allows scientists to simply and efficiently simulate spiking neural network models.
These models can feature novel dynamical equations, their interactions with the …

The Virtual Brain: a simulator of primate brain network dynamics

P Sanz Leon, SA Knock, MM Woodman… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
We present The Virtual Brain (TVB), a neuroinformatics platform for full brain network
simulations using biologically realistic connectivity. This simulation environment enables the …

BrainPy, a flexible, integrative, efficient, and extensible framework for general-purpose brain dynamics programming

C Wang, T Zhang, X Chen, S He, S Li, S Wu - elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Elucidating the intricate neural mechanisms underlying brain functions requires integrative
brain dynamics modeling. To facilitate this process, it is crucial to develop a general-purpose …

In vivo imaging of dentate gyrus mossy cells in behaving mice

NB Danielson, GF Turi, M Ladow, S Chavlis… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Mossy cells in the hilus of the dentate gyrus constitute a major excitatory principal cell type in
the mammalian hippocampus; however, it remains unknown how these cells behave in vivo …

Equation-oriented specification of neural models for simulations

M Stimberg, DFM Goodman, V Benichoux… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Simulating biological neuronal networks is a core method of research in computational
neuroscience. A full specification of such a network model includes a description of the …

Compass: A scalable simulator for an architecture for cognitive computing

R Preissl, TM Wong, P Datta, M Flickner… - SC'12: Proceedings …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Inspired by the function, power, and volume of the organic brain, we are develo**
TrueNorth, a novel modular, non-von Neumann, ultra-low power, compact architecture …

ANNarchy: a code generation approach to neural simulations on parallel hardware

J Vitay, HÜ Dinkelbach, FH Hamker - Frontiers in neuroinformatics, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Many modern neural simulators focus on the simulation of networks of spiking neurons on
parallel hardware. Another important framework in computational neuroscience, rate-coded …

Limits to high-speed simulations of spiking neural networks using general-purpose computers

F Zenke, W Gerstner - Frontiers in neuroinformatics, 2014 - frontiersin.org
To understand how the central nervous system performs computations using recurrent
neuronal circuitry, simulations have become an indispensable tool for theoretical …

Dendrites of dentate gyrus granule cells contribute to pattern separation by controlling sparsity

S Chavlis, PC Petrantonakis, P Poirazi - Hippocampus, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The hippocampus plays a key role in pattern separation, the process of transforming similar
incoming information to highly dissimilar, nonverlap** representations. Sparse firing …

Fitting neuron models to spike trains

C Rossant, DFM Goodman, B Fontaine… - Frontiers in …, 2011 - frontiersin.org
Computational modeling is increasingly used to understand the function of neural circuits in
systems neuroscience. These studies require models of individual neurons with realistic …