Vectorized algorithms for spiking neural network simulation

  • Authors:
  • Romain Brette;Dan F. M. Goodman

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • Neural Computation
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

High-level languages (Matlab, Python) are popular in neuroscience because they are flexible and accelerate development. However, for simulating spiking neural networks, the cost of interpretation is a bottleneck. We describe a set of algorithms to simulate large spiking neural networks efficiently with high-level languages using vector-based operations. These algorithms constitute the core of Brian, a spiking neural network simulator written in the Python language. Vectorized simulation makes it possible to combine the flexibility of high-level languages with the computational efficiency usually associated with compiled languages.