Brian: A simulator for spiking neural networks in python

Frontiers in Neuroinformatics

Volumn 2, Issue NOV, 2008, Pages

  Goodman, Dan ^a   Brette, Romain ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Computational neuroscience; Integrate and fire; Neural networks; Python; Simulation; Software; Spiking neurons; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885847922     PISSN: 16625196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/neuro.11.005.2008     Document Type: Article

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