June 2020 - NEST Users - NEST Initiative Mail

by alehr

Dear NEST developer, I would like to initialize a network with neurons and connections and then run many simulations with it. It would be great if I could build the network one time and then deepcopy (or something similar) for each simulation. Is something like this possible? Thanks, Andrew Lehr

3 years, 11 months

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How to normalize incoming/outgoing synaptic weights

by Keiko Fujii

Hello everyone, I would like to ask how to normalize synaptic weights during STDP learning. What I want to do is keeping the total amount of synaptic weights to/from each neuron constant. I try to describe my goal a bit more precisely: i: The index of a pre-synaptic neuron. j: The index of a post-synaptic neuron. w_ij(t): The synaptic weight from i-th neuron to j-th neuron at time=t. s_i(t): the sum of all incoming synaptic weights to i-th neuron at time=t. i.e. the sum of w_ij(t) over j. The goal is to set the sum of incoming weights (s_i(*)) to 1 by normalization (1 is just for simplicity). By STDP, we can get updated synaptic weight matrix w_ij(t+1), and the sum s_i(t+1) is not necessarily 1. So, I want to set w_ij(t+1) <- w_ij(t+1) / s_i(t+1) I briefly read the documentation for synaptic models( https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/stable/models/synapses.html). I am not very confident if my understanding is correct, but it seems that existing synaptic models handle only one synaptic weight. How can I gather data of all incoming(or outgoing as well) weights to a neuron and use the summation value inside of the STDP synapse model? Best regards, Keiko Fujii

4 years, 3 months

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Error: UnknownModelName

by Allen Rabayda

Dear Nest Community, Would anyone have insight into why I'm getting an UnknownModelName error? I'm new to Nest and am using Nest 18.0 on Lubuntu Virtual Box (Windows 10 OS). Thanks for any help. Best Regards, --Allen **** Error Message--additional details attached ****** raise exceptionCls(commandname, message) nest.ll_api.UnknownModelName: ('UnknownModelName in CopyModel_l_l_D: /stdp_izh_bitwise_correct_connection is not a known model name. Please check the modeldict for a list of available models.', 'UnknownModelName', <SLILiteral: CopyModel_l_l_D>, ': /stdp_izh_bitwise_correct_connection is not a known model name. Please check the modeldict for a list of available models.') ********************************************************

4 years, 3 months

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Install nest via homebrew

by Tammo Ippen

Hello nest users with a mac, From now on, it is possible to install nest via homebrew from the default homebrew-core tap: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nest#default [1] You get nest 2.20.0 with OpenMP and PyNEST bindings with python 3.8 delivered as a 'bottle' (prebuild binary package) in a couple of seconds - with all dependencies. Go to https://brew.sh/ [2] and follow the installation of homebrew. When brew is installed, just type: brew install nest And you should see something like: $ brew install nest ==> Downloading https://homebrew.bintray.com/bottles/nest-2.20.0_1.catalina.bottle.tar.gz ==> Downloading from https://akamai.bintray.com/38/38bfd492f381cd059a495122d1c3342e8fb5095501c04… ######################################################################## 100.0% ==> Pouring nest-2.20.0_1.catalina.bottle.tar.gz Warning: nest dependency gcc was built with a different C++ standard library (libstdc++ from clang). This may cause problems at runtime. ==> Caveats The PyNEST bindings and its dependencies are installed with the python(a)3.8 formula. If you want to use PyNEST, use the Python interpreter from this path: /usr/local/opt/python(a)3.8/bin You may want to add this to your PATH. ==> Summary 🍺 /usr/local/Cellar/nest/2.20.0_1: 1,290 files, 21.2MB Now you can run nest like: $ nest -- N E S T -- Copyright (C) 2004 The NEST Initiative Version: nest-2.20.0 Built: Jun 22 2020 13:38:00 This program is provided AS IS and comes with NO WARRANTY. See the file LICENSE for details. Problems or suggestions? Visit https://www.nest-simulator.org Type 'help' to get more information. Type 'quit' or press CTRL-D to quit. SLI ] If you want to use PyNEST, you have to use the python(a)3.8 formula python - the dependencies numpy, scipy, etc. are also delivered via homebrew and they are build with the python(a)3.8 formula, which is keg-only [3]. Add the opt-bin path to your PATH variable like: export PATH=/usr/local/opt/python@3.8/bin:$PATH and you can start with: $ python3.8 -c 'import nest' -- N E S T -- Copyright (C) 2004 The NEST Initiative Version: nest-2.20.0 Built: Jun 22 2020 13:38:00 This program is provided AS IS and comes with NO WARRANTY. See the file LICENSE for details. Problems or suggestions? Visit https://www.nest-simulator.org Type 'nest.help()' to find out more about NEST. Best, Tammo Links: ------ [1] https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nest#default [2] https://brew.sh/ [3] https://docs.brew.sh/How-to-Build-Software-Outside-Homebrew-with-Homebrew-k…

4 years, 4 months

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Feature discussion: STDP and delays

by Dennis Terhorst

Dear NEST enthusiasts! In the NEST Meeting on May 25th <https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator/wiki/2020-05-25-Open-NEST-Developer-…> [1] there was a very interesting discussion of handling of delays in networks with STDP in NEST. It became obvious, that this topic requires a more in-depth discussion and it was decided to do a separate VC for this discussion, which will happen this week on * Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 13:30 CEST with the connection details <https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator/wiki/Connection-Details> [2] as usual. Best, Dennis [1]: https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator/wiki/2020-05-25-Open-NEST-Developer-… [2]: https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator/wiki/Connection-Details i.e. https://conf.dfn.de/webapp/conference/97938800 -- Dipl.-Phys. Dennis Terhorst Coordinator Software Development Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-6) Computational and Systems Neuroscience & Theoretical Neuroscience, Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-6) Jülich Research Centre, Member of the Helmholz Association and JARA 52425 Jülich, Germany Building 15.22 Room 4004 Phone +49 2461 61-85062 Fax +49 2461 61- 9460 d.terhorst(a)fz-juelich.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Volker Rieke Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4 years, 4 months

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Open NEST Developer Video Conference Monday 22 June 2020 11:30 CEST (UTC+2)

by Dennis Terhorst

Dear NEST Users & Developers! I would like to invite you to our next fortnightly Open NEST Developer Video Conference on Monday 22 June, 11.30-12.30 CEST (UTC+2). In the Project team round, a contact person of each team will give a short statement summarizing ongoing work in the team and cross-cutting points that need discussion among the teams. The remainder of the meeting we would go into a more in-depth discussion of topics that came up on the mailing list or that are suggested by the teams. Agenda Welcome Review of NEST User Mailing List Project team round In-depth discussion The agenda for this meeting is also available online, see https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator/wiki/2020-06-22-Open-NEST-Developer-… Looking forward to seeing you soon! best, Dennis Terhorst ------------------ Log-in information ------------------ We use a virtual conference room provided by DFN (Deutsches Forschungsnetz). You can use the web client to connect. We however encourage everyone to use a headset for better audio quality or even a proper video conferencing system (see below) or software when available. Web client * Visit https://conf.dfn.de/webapp/conference/97938800 * Enter your name and allow your browser to use camera and microphone * The conference does not need a PIN to join, just click join and you're in. In case you see a dfnconf logo and the phrase "Auf den Meetingveranstalter warten", just be patient, the meeting host needs to join first (a voice will tell you). VC system/software How to log in with a video conferencing system, depends on you VC system or software. - Using the H.323 protocol (eg Polycom): vc.dfn.net##97938800 or 194.95.240.2##97938800 - Using the SIP protocol:97938800@vc.dfn.de - By telephone: +49-30-200-97938800 For those who do not have a video conference system or suitable software, Polycom provides a pretty good free app for iOS and Android, so you can join from your tablet (Polycom RealPresence Mobile, available from AppStore/PlayStore). Note that firewalls may interfere with videoconferencing in various and sometimes confusing ways. For more technical information on logging in from various VC systems, please see http://vcc.zih.tu-dresden.de/index.php?linkid=1.1.3.4

4 years, 4 months

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Installation on supercomputer failed

by Petia Koprinkova

Hi, We are trying to install NEST on supercomputer Ahitohol but we were unable to manage with some errors. Here attached is a screenshot with last reported errors. Could you help to resolve it?Regards,Petia

4 years, 4 months

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LIF neuron with both current based and conductance based synapses

by Hartmut Schmidt

Dear all, I am trying to implement a network consisting of LIF neurons with mixed current based and conductance based synaptic connections. Eg. one LIF neuron which gets two inputs from which one is treated as current input and the other as conductance input. That means, how to treat the input should be encoded in the synapse and not in the type of the postsynaptic neuron. Is such a neuron model already implemented or is there a way to implement this? Thanks for your help. Best, Hartmut

4 years, 4 months

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pipnest

by Robin Gilbert De Schepper

Hi, I created a little tool that provides packaging for NEST extension modules into python packages that can be `pip installed` on the target machine. https://pip-nest.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ First off, is this interesting to the community? It certainly seems easier to `pip install some-module` than to provide installation instructions, and I can now specify my modules as dependencies in code I distribute. Secondly, there are some shortcomings based on the fact that the pip install only reliably produces the build artifacts into python's site-packages and nest doesn't look for them there. This can probably only be elegantly solved by adding an `entry_point` to the nest python module so that these pip nest modules can announce themselves there? -- Robin De Schepper, MSc Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences Unit of Neurophysiology University of Pavia, Italy Via Forlanini 6, 27100 Pavia - Italy Tel: (+39) 038298-7607 http://www-5.unipv.it/dangelo/

4 years, 4 months

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NEST Conference 2020 Program — Registration Deadline Monday 22 June 2020

by Hans Ekkehard Plesser

Dear Colleagues! The virtual NEST Conference 2020 on 29/30 June is less than two weeks away and we are happy to invite you to an exciting program of presentations and workshops, which you will find below. The conference will be single track to facilitate interactions and include virtual coffee breakouts to mix and mingle. Please don't forget to register by MONDAY, 22 June 2020 at https://www.nest-simulator.org/conference. Please note that we now also accept PayPal as a payment method. See you at the NEST Conference 2020! Hans Ekkehard Plesser & Susanne Kunkel Monday 29 June, 2020 (all times are CEST) * 09:00 — Welcome & Introduction (Susanne Kunkel) * 09:15 — NEST user-level documentation: Why, how and what’s next? (Sara Konradi) * 09:35 — Exploring new Fenix resources using NEST (Alexander Patronis) * 09:55 — Minibreak * 10:00 — Toward a possible integration of NeuronGPU in NEST (Bruno Golosio) * 10:45 — Coffee breakout * 11:15 — Workshop: NEST multiscale co-simulation (Wouter Klijn) * 12:15 — Lunch break * 13:15 — Thalamo-cortical spiking model of incremental learning combining perception, context and NREM-sleep-mediated noise-resilience (Chiara De Luca) * 14:00 — Minibreak * 14:05 — An Integrated Model of Visual Perception and Reinforcement(Petia Koprinkova-Hristova) * 14:25 — Partial Information Decomposition Contextual Neurons in NEST(Sepehr Mahmoudian) * 14:45 — Coffee breakout * 15:15 — deNEST: a declarative frontend for specifying networks and running simulations in NEST (Tom Bugnon) * 15:35 — Primate perisylvian cortex in NEST: from reflex to small world (Harry Howard) * 15:55 — Minibreak * 16:00 — Modeling robust and efficient coding in the mouse primary visual cortex using computational perturbations (Stefan Mihalas) * 16:45 — Wrap-up (Hans Ekkehard Plesser) * 17:00 — Mingle Tuesday 30 June, 2020 (all times are CEST) * 09:00 — A spiking neural network builder for systematic data-to-model workflow(Carlos E Gutierrez) * 09:20 — Insite: A Generalized Pipeline for In-transit Visualization and Analysis(Simon Oehrl) * 09:40 — Minibreak * 09:45 — NEST Component for Modeling Spiking Neuron-Astrocyte Networks(Jugoslava Aćimović) * 10:30 — Coffee breakout * 11:00 — Atlas-mapped reconstruction and simulation of the cerebellar Lingula in NEST (Alice Geminiani) * 11:20 — Cerebro-cerebellar loops for sensorimotor adaptation (Alberto Antonietti) * 11:40 — Minibreak * 11:45 — Modeling plasticity inducing stimulation protocols in recurrent neuronal networks with homeostatic structural plasticity (Swathi Anil) * 12:30 — Lunch break * 13:30 — Dendrites in NEST (Willem Wybo) * 13:50 — Just-in-time compilation for NESTML models in NEST Simulator (Charl Linssen) * 14:10 — NEST Desktop: A web-based GUI for the NEST Simulator (Sebastian Spreizer) * 14:30 — Minibreak * 14:40 — Evolving interpretable plasticity rules using NEST (Jakob Jordan) * 15:25 — Coffee breakout * 15:45 — Workshop: deNEST: a declarative frontend for specifying networks and running simulations in NEST (Tom Bugnon & William Mayner) * 16:45 — Closing Remarks -- Prof. Dr. Hans Ekkehard Plesser Head, Data Science Section Faculty of Science and Technology Norwegian University of Life Sciences PO Box 5003, 1432 Aas, Norway Phone +47 6723 1560 Email hans.ekkehard.plesser(a)nmbu.no Home http://arken.nmbu.no/~plesser

4 years, 4 months

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