Preprint available here as recent_developments_preprint.pdf but you should be able to get a much nicer looking version from http://www.brains-minds-media.org/, the WWW site of Brains, Minds and Media.
Describes special features of four of NEURON's GUI tools: how to implement stochastic channel models with the Channel Builder; how to specify spatially nonuniform properties with the Cell Builder; the Model Viewer, a tool for quickly discovering the properties of models; the Import3D tool, for converting detailed morphometric data (e.g. Neurolucida) into computational models of neurons.
Recent developments in NEURON
| Title | Recent developments in NEURON |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Hines, M. L., and Carnevale N. T. |
| Journal | Brains, Minds and Media |
| Volume | 1 |
| Keywords | channel distributions, model discovery, ModelDB, morphometric data, NEURON simulator, stochastic channels |
| Abstract | We describe four recent additions to NEURON's suite of graphical tools that make it easier for users to create and manage models: an enhancement to the Channel Builder that facilitates the specification and efficient simulation of stochastic channel models; an enhancement to the Cell Builder that enables the convenient specification of spatially non-uniform properties in anatomically complex cells; the Model Viewer, which presents a browsable and quickly understood summary of the properties of models of individual cells and networks; and the Import3D tool, which simplifies conversion of detailed morphometric data into computational models of neurons. |
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