NetPyNE 2021 Online Course

This courses introduces using NEURON via NetPyNE, a tool designed to simplify the construction, simulation, and analysis of network models.

The first half of the course is mostly about NEURON, neuron theory, and relevant tools. NetPyNE-specific content begins in the second half of the course.

For those who prefer, this video series may also be accessed as a YouTube playlist. The playlist also includes guest speakers describing their research projects using NetPyNE and student project presentations.

Course introduction

Single neuron theory I

Bill Lytton, presenting.

General tech basics

Topics:

introduction to the terminal
use of Google Colab and Jupyter notebooks

NEURON basics

Lecture

Exercises

To facilitate interaction for the exercises, we split the class into two groups, taught by different people. The exercises are the same, however the discussions and details of the approaches vary.

Group 1

Group 2

Single neuron theory II

NEURON RxD

Lecture

Exercises

To facilitate interaction for the exercises, we split the class into two groups, taught by different people. The exercises are the same, however the discussions and details of the approaches vary.

The three exercises: