Computer models and analysis tools for neural microcircuits

This chapter surveys web resources regarding computer models and analysis tools for neural microcircuits. In particular it describes the features of a new website (www.lsm.tugraz.at) that facilitates the creation of computer models for cortical neural microcircuits of various sizes and levels of detail, as well as tools for evaluating the computational power of these models in a Matlabenvironment.

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