NEURON and Python

The NEURON simulation program now allows Python to be used, alone or in combination with NEURON's traditional Hoc interpreter. Adding Python to NEURON has the immediate benefit of making available a very extensive suite of analysis tools written for engineering and science. It also catalyzes NE...

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Published inFrontiers in neuroinformatics Vol. 3; p. 1
Main Authors Hines, Michael L, Davison, Andrew P, Muller, Eilif
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 2009
Frontiers Media S.A
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computational neuroscience
Linux
Neuroscience
Neurosciences
Operating systems
Programming languages
python
simulation environment
Software
Syntax
simulation environment
computational neuroscience
Python
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Summary:The NEURON simulation program now allows Python to be used, alone or in combination with NEURON's traditional Hoc interpreter. Adding Python to NEURON has the immediate benefit of making available a very extensive suite of analysis tools written for engineering and science. It also catalyzes NEURON software development by offering users a modern programming tool that is recognized for its flexibility and power to create and maintain complex programs. At the same time, nothing is lost because all existing models written in Hoc, including graphical user interface tools, continue to work without change and are also available within the Python context. An example of the benefits of Python availability is the use of the xml module in implementing NEURON's Import3D and CellBuild tools to read MorphML and NeuroML model specifications.
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Edited by: Rolf Kötter, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Reviewed by: Felix Schürmann, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland; Volker Steuber, University of Hertfordshire, UK; Arnd Roth, University College London, UK
ISSN:1662-5196
1662-5196
DOI:10.3389/neuro.11.001.2009