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Description
NEST Desktop is a web-based GUI application for NEST Simulator [1, 2]. It has been established as an useful tool to guide students and newcomers to learn the concept of computational neuroscience exploring the behavior of neuron models or network dynamics.
The latest release (v3.3) provides the more models, e.g. multi-compartmental models or even synaptic models for plasticity (STDP, Tsodyks). These virtual experiments can be performed on local machine, on JSC as Jupyter proxy extension or on public infrastructure on EBRAINS [3]. Furthermore, the app is collaborated with various projects such as Insite (activity during live simulation) [4] NeuroRoboticPlatform (NRP) [5] and ViSimpl (a visualization application) [6].
I will talk about the current development of NEST Desktop (v4.0), especially about the integration plan of human multi-area cortex models (HuMAM) [7] in NEST Desktop where the user can simulate and large-scale network dynamics of various human brain areas with NEST and analyzed it with Elephant [8]. For this purpose, a hierarchical network structure is embodied in NEST Desktop.
In general, NEST Desktop is re-written in a new framework and is designed as a plugin-based architecture. With this concept other spiking-network simulation tools, e.g. Norse [9], PyNN [10], can be used as plugin for the front-end with corresponding back-end.
References
- NEST Desktop [ https://nest-desktop.readthedocs.io ]
- NEST Simulator [ https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io ]
- EBRAINS Simulation Service [ https://ebrains.eu/tool/nest-desktop ]
- Insite [ https://vrgrouprwth.github.io/insite/ ]
- NeuroRobotics Platform [ https://neurorobotics.net ]
- ViSimpl [ https://vg-lab.es/visimpl/ ]
- Multi-Spike Spiking network model of human Cerebral Cortex, Pernold et al, 2023 [ https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.23.533968 ]
- Elephant [ https://elephant.readthedocs.io ]
- Norse [ https://norse.github.io/norse/ ]
- PyNN [ https://neuralensemble.org/docs/PyNN/index.html ]
Acknowledgements
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation under Specific Grant Agreement No. 785907 (Human Brain Project SGA2) and 945539 (Human Brain Project SGA3), the European Union’s Horizon Europe Programme under the Specific Grant Agreement No. 101147319 (EBRAINS 2.0 Project) and the Helmholtz Association Initiative and Networking Fund under project number SO-092 (Advanced Computing Architectures, ACA).
| Preferred form of presentation | Talk (& optional poster) |
|---|---|
| Topic area | Models and applications |
| Keywords | Web application, visualization, educational |
| Speaker time zone | UTC+1 |
| I agree to the copyright and license terms | Yes |
| I agree to the declaration of honor | Yes |
