| The NCS (NeoCortical Simulator) system is a powerful batch processing spiking neural network simulator capable of efficiently working with networks of thousands of synapses at a level of biological realism extending to membrane dynamics and multiple ion channels. NCS is complex and can be difficult to use in several respects however, and its fullest potential is difficult to realize both for small projects and large projects. To address this problem, a variety of special purpose tools have been developed, but these tools lack generality, power, flexibility, and integration with each other. This thesis describes Brainlab, a set of tools designed to make working with NCS easier, more expressive, productive, and powerful. Brainlab is an integrated modeling and operating environment for NCS, based on a simple yet powerful standard scripting language (Python). |
