NeuronCAD
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 5:10 pm
Hi,
Besides using NEURON with Python for my research, it's also an excellent tool for educational purposes (it's a shame the traffic in this part of the forum is so low...).
As a part of my work in the university public outreach I am developing NeuronCAD - a simple GUI for creating and simulating neuronal networks, including sensory neurons that respond to real physical signals (using a USB camera and IR distance sensor) and motor neurons that can drive actual motors. So far it worked great for teaching basic neuroscience to high school students and also helped me re-think some of the basics.
It uses NEURON at its core - for the time being just simple point HH neurons connected by alpha synapses, but that might change in the future. It can be run on any Linux machine (or windows, without the camera), but should be run on a Raspberry Pi for the motors and IR distance sensor.
A video demo can be found here: https://youtu.be/vx5QH23PIk8
For source code and additional information visit: https://bitbucket.org/azylbertal/neuroncad/
I would appropriate any feedback and ideas, as well as help spreading the word.
Thanks,
Asaph
Besides using NEURON with Python for my research, it's also an excellent tool for educational purposes (it's a shame the traffic in this part of the forum is so low...).
As a part of my work in the university public outreach I am developing NeuronCAD - a simple GUI for creating and simulating neuronal networks, including sensory neurons that respond to real physical signals (using a USB camera and IR distance sensor) and motor neurons that can drive actual motors. So far it worked great for teaching basic neuroscience to high school students and also helped me re-think some of the basics.
It uses NEURON at its core - for the time being just simple point HH neurons connected by alpha synapses, but that might change in the future. It can be run on any Linux machine (or windows, without the camera), but should be run on a Raspberry Pi for the motors and IR distance sensor.
A video demo can be found here: https://youtu.be/vx5QH23PIk8
For source code and additional information visit: https://bitbucket.org/azylbertal/neuroncad/
I would appropriate any feedback and ideas, as well as help spreading the word.
Thanks,
Asaph