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... ... @@ -1,80 +2,12 @@ 1 -Available tutorials: 2 2 3 -=== [[Introduction to NEST: Simulating a single neuron>>https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.3/tutorials/videos/one_neuron.html||rel=" noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] === 4 4 5 - //Level:beginner//3 +* ((( ==== **[[Beginner >>||anchor = "HBeginner-1"]]** ==== ))) 6 6 7 -One neuron example. 8 -=== [[Neurons and simple neural networks>>https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.3/tutorials/pynest_tutorial/part_1_neurons_and_simple_neural_networks.html||rel=" noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] === 5 +=== **Beginner** === 9 9 10 -// Level:beginner//7 +=== [[Introduction to NEST: Simulating a single neuron>>https://www.nest-simulator.org/downloads/DEMO_oneneuron_screencast.mp4||rel=" noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] === 11 11 12 -When you have worked through this material, you will know how to: 13 -start PyNEST 14 -create neurons and stimulation or recording devices 15 -query and set their parameters 16 -connect them to each other or to devices 17 -simulate the network 18 -extract the data from recording devices 19 -=== [[Populations of neurons>>https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.3/tutorials/pynest_tutorial/part_2_populations_of_neurons.html||rel=" noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] === 9 +**Level**: beginner(%%) **Type**: video tutorial 20 20 21 - //Level:beginner//11 +This tutorial will guide you through the simulation of one neuron in NEST. 22 22 23 -When you have worked through this material, you will know how to: 24 -create populations of neurons with specific parameters 25 -set model parameters before creation 26 -define models with customised parameters 27 -randomise parameters after creation 28 -make random connections between populations 29 -set up devices to start, stop and save data to file 30 -reset simulations 31 -=== [[Connect two NEST simulations using MUSIC>>https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.3/tutorials/music_tutorial/music_tutorial_2.html||rel=" noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] === 32 - 33 -//Level: advanced// 34 - 35 -We’ll implement the simple network from the introduction to this tutorial. 36 -=== [[Connecting networks with synapses>>https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.3/tutorials/pynest_tutorial/part_3_connecting_networks_with_synapses.html||rel=" noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] === 37 - 38 -//Level: advanced// 39 - 40 -After you have worked through this material, you will know how to: 41 -set synapse model parameters before creation 42 -define synapse models with customised parameters 43 -use synapse models in connection routines 44 -query the synapse values after connection 45 -set synapse values during and after connection 46 -=== [[Introduction to the MUSIC Interface>>https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.3/tutorials/music_tutorial/music_tutorial_1.html||rel=" noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] === 47 - 48 -//Level: advanced// 49 - 50 -Setup of System, Introduction to NEST and MUSIC, Basics of NEST, Adding MUSIC connections 51 -=== [[MUSIC Connections in C++ and Python>>https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.3/tutorials/music_tutorial/music_tutorial_3.html||rel=" noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] === 52 - 53 -//Level: advanced// 54 - 55 -Let’s take a look at a pair of programs that send and receive spikes. These can be used as inputs or outputs to the NEST models we created above with no change to the code. C++ code tends to be somewhat longwinded so we only show the relevant parts here. 56 -=== [[MUSIC with SLI>>https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.3/tutorials/music_tutorial/music_tutorial_sli.html||rel=" noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] === 57 - 58 -//Level: advanced// 59 - 60 -We won’t discuss the code extensively as learning SLI is really outside the scope of this tutorial. The code follows the same structure as the other examples, and should be straightforward to follow. But we will give a few pointers for how to connect things with MUSIC. 61 -=== [[Practical tips>>https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.3/tutorials/music_tutorial/music_tutorial_4.html||rel=" noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] === 62 - 63 -//Level: advanced// 64 - 65 -Start MUSIC using mpirun, Disable messages, Comma as decimal point, Build Autotool-enable project 66 -=== [[Spatially structured networks>>https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.3/tutorials/pynest_tutorial/part_4_spatially_structured_networks.html||rel=" noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] === 67 - 68 -//Level: advanced// 69 - 70 -When you have worked through this material you will be able to: 71 -Create populations of neurons with specific spatial locations 72 -Define connectivity profiles between these types of populations 73 -Connect populations using profiles 74 -Visualize the connectivity 75 -=== [[The pymusic interface>>https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.3/tutorials/music_tutorial/music_tutorial_4.html||rel=" noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] === 76 - 77 -//Level: advanced// 78 - 79 -The interface is closely modelled on the C++ API; indeed, the steps to use it is almost exactly the same. You can mostly refer to the C++ description for explanation. Below we will only highlight the differences to the C++ API. 80 -