Introduction to Realistic Neural Modeling
David Beeman, University of Colorado, Boulder
This HTML document corresponds to the two-part tutorial given at the WAM-BAMM*05 meeting in San Antonio, Texas.
Part I - Introduction to Realistic Neural Modeling for the Beginner: This is a general overview and introduction to compartmental cell modeling and realistic network simulation for the beginner. Although examples are drawn from GENESIS simulations, the tutorial emphasizes the general modeling approach, rather than the details of using any particular simulator.
Part II - Getting Started with Modeling Using GENESIS:
This builds upon the background of Part I to describe some deails of how
this approach is used to construct cell and network simulations in GENESIS.
It serves as an introduction and roadmap to the extended
hands-on GENESIS Modeling Tutorial.
GENESIS Modeling Tutorial
(WAM-BAMM 2005 edition)
This tutorial is intended to be a "quick start" to creating simulations
with GENESIS. It should give you the tools and enough information to let you
quickly begin creating cells and networks with GENESIS, making use of the
provided example simulations. Advanced topics are covered by apppropriate
links to the
Advanced Tutorials on Realistic Neural Modeling.
The "README" file
This tells you how to obtain, install, and run GENESIS and the WAM-BAMM 2005 GENESIS tutorials.
An Introduction to Computational Neuroscience
These "webified" introductory lectures on computational neuroscience and
realistic neural modeling are derived from lecture notes for an introductory
biomedical engineering course at the University of Colorado. It has a section
on the Hodgkin-Huxley model that might be useful to those who are studying it
for the first time, or who need some review.
The GENESIS Reference Manual
PDF version of "The Book of GENESIS"