Installing PyNN on Linux

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZB7xKUK8Vc (14 minutes)

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install PyNN, together with the Brian 2, NEST and NEURON simulators, on Linux. [More information]

Building and simulating a simple model

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBLNfJiEvRc (16 minutes)

In this tutorial, you will learn how to build a simple network of integrate-and-fire neurons using PyNN, how to run simulation experiments with this network using different simulators, and how to visualize the data generated by these experiments. [More information]

Planned tutorials

• 1. Introduction to PyNN
• 2. Installing PyNN
  • b) on Mac OS
  • c) on Windows
  • d) in the EBRAINS Jupyter Lab
• 4. Recording and data handling
• 5. Structuring larger models
• 6. Models with spatial structure
• 7. Synaptic plasticity
• 8. Randomness and reproducibility
• 9. Running parallel simulations