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... ... @@ -19,27 +19,40 @@ 19 19 - [[Abstract>>url:https://wiki.ebrains.eu/bin/view/Collabs/swedish-node-nest-tutorials/About/]] 20 20 21 21 22 -The tutorial is composed of three parts in which the user learns to m odel neuronalnetworksstep by step.22 +The tutorial is composed of three parts in which the user learns to simulate with NEST step by step. 23 23 24 24 25 +=== Time schedule === 26 + 25 25 |(% style="width:84px" %)9 - 11|(% style="width:235px" %)NEST Desktop|(% style="width:541px" %)[[https:~~/~~/nest-desktop.readthedocs.org/>>https://nest-desktop.readthedocs.org/]] 26 -|(% style="width:84px" %)12 - 15|(% style="width:235px" %)NEST i n JupyterLab|(% style="width:541px" %)[[https:~~/~~/nest-simulator.readthedocs.org/>>https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.org/]]27 -|(% style="width:84px" %)15 - 1 7|(% style="width:235px" %)NESTML|(% style="width:541px" %)[[https:~~/~~/nestml.readthedocs.org/>>https://nestml.readthedocs.org/]]28 +|(% style="width:84px" %)12 - 15|(% style="width:235px" %)NEST Simulator|(% style="width:541px" %)[[https:~~/~~/nest-simulator.readthedocs.org/>>https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.org/]] 29 +|(% style="width:84px" %)15 - 18|(% style="width:235px" %)NESTML|(% style="width:541px" %)[[https:~~/~~/nestml.readthedocs.org/>>https://nestml.readthedocs.org/]] 28 28 31 +=== === 29 29 30 -1) The first part of the tutorial, we look atNEST Desktop.As a goal we will create and analyze a balanced two-population network.33 +=== 1) NEST Desktop === 31 31 35 +The first part of the tutorial, we look at NEST Desktop. As a goal we will create and analyze a balanced two-population network. 32 32 33 - 2)Thetutorial will then turn to Jupyter (Python) notebookswhere we will startby creating aspiking network. Here, welearnadvancedstepstowrite codewith NEST Simulationsyntax.Thescripting codes allow usto customizesophisticatedusecases with NEST simulations. Examples are:37 +* [[https:~~/~~/wiki.ebrains.eu/bin/view/Collabs/nest-desktop>>https://wiki.ebrains.eu/bin/view/Collabs/nest-desktop]] 34 34 35 -- large scale networks, 36 -- networks of spatial neurons 37 -- using plasticity 38 38 40 +=== 2) NEST Simulator === 39 39 40 - 3)ThelastpartisusingNESTMLto createcustom neuronand synapse models for NEST Simulator.A functionalplasticityrulewillthenbe introduced intothebalancedE/I networktoimplementa biologically realisticversionof reinforcementlearning.This will bedonebyformulatingthelearning modelintheNESTMLlanguagesyntax,andusingthe associatedtoolchainto generate codeforNEST[4].42 +The tutorial will then turn to Jupyter (Python) notebooks where we will start by creating a spiking neurons. Here, we learn advanced steps to write code with NEST Simulation syntax. The scripting codes allow us to customize sophisticated use cases with NEST simulations. Examples are: 41 41 44 +* neuronal dynamics 45 +* large scale networks, 46 +* networks of spatial neurons 47 +* using plasticity 42 42 49 + 50 +=== 3) NESTML === 51 + 52 +The last part is using NESTML to create custom neuron and synapse models for NEST Simulator. A functional plasticity rule will then be introduced into the balanced E/I network to implement a biologically realistic version of reinforcement learning. This will be done by formulating the learning model in the NESTML language syntax, and using the associated toolchain to generate code for NEST [4]. 53 + 54 +* [[https:~~/~~/wiki.ebrains.eu/bin/view/Collabs/nestml-tutorials>>https://wiki.ebrains.eu/bin/view/Collabs/nestml-tutorials]] 55 + 43 43 44 44 ))) 45 45