From p.gleeson at ucl.ac.uk Thu Mar 8 21:53:21 2012 From: p.gleeson at ucl.ac.uk (P Gleeson) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 21:53:21 +0000 Subject: [neuroConstruct] New neuroConstruct release: v1.5.3 Message-ID: <4F592A51.8070408@ucl.ac.uk> Hi, A new version of neuroConstruct, v1.5.3, has been released at: http://www.neuroconstruct.org. This release includes a new example neuroConstruct project which has been used in a paper just published in Science: *Gap junctions compensate for sub-linear dendritic integration in an inhibitory network* Vervaeke, K. and Lo"rincz, A. and Nusser, Z. and Silver, R. A. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2012/03/07/science.1215101.short The main new feature of this release (in addition to minor bugfixes and other changes: http://www.neuroconstruct.org/RELEASE_NOTES) is that anti-aliasing has been added on the 3D view for smoother renderings. See attached image of before and after on the new Golgi cell network mentioned above. Will improve getting screenshots from the GUI. Should have been added a long time ago... Regards, Padraig -- ----------------------------------------------------- Padraig Gleeson Room 321, Anatomy Building Department of Neuroscience, Physiology& Pharmacology University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT United Kingdom +44 207 679 3214 p.gleeson at ucl.ac.uk ----------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This hands-on workshop will consider both issues and techniques involved in modeling nervous systems at single levels of scale such as intracellular, single neuron and network models, as well as the opportunities for scientific discovery when models at these scales are linked. With a strong emphasis on hands on experience, the workshop will also include lectures focused on multi-scale modeling. The workshop is designed for advanced graduate students, postdoctoral fellows or faculty interesting in the practical application and development of multi-scale modeling techniques. Through simulation projects, participants will have the opportunity to create realistic neural models from sub-cellular to network levels. This will provide an excellent opportunity for those with previous experience in neural simulation to learn new techniques and strategies for multi-scale modeling. Although participants can use the simulator of their choosing, this workshop will also introduce GENESIS 3 (G-3), a modular reimplementation of the GENESIS neural simulator that has capabilities uniquely suited for multi-scale modeling. The international faculty includes: *Dr.** **James** **M.** **Bower* (University of Texas System) who has been involved in the development of software tools for multi-scale modeling for 30 years. *Dr.** **David** **Beeman** *(University of Colorado) who has supported multi-scale modeling both as an instructor in numerous international courses in computational biology as well as in his role as director of the GENESIS users group. *Dr.** **Avrama** **Blackwell* (George Mason University) who?s modeling and experimental expertise involves the investigation of molecular synaptic mechanisms. *Dr.** **Hugo** **Cornelis* (Lead GENESIS developer) with expertise both in the design and construction of multi-scale simulation systems as well as modeling at single cell and network levels. *Dr.** **Volker** **Steuber* (University of Hertfordshire) with expertise in biochemical, single cell, network and systems level modeling and analysis. *Mr.** **Armando** **Rodriguez** *(University of Texas San Antonio) an expert in interface design and interoperability in simulations systems. *Application** **deadline** **is** **April** **10.** * Applications and inquiries should be sent to: * gen3 at gradschool.uni-luebeck.de * Please see the website at: *https://www.gradschool.uni-luebeck.de/index.php?id=366* for the latest detailed information. The workshop is limited to 20 total participants and therefore, those interested should register as soon as possible. In addition to the scientific activities, several social activities have also been planned including a day spent on the shore of the Baltic Sea. Given the relatively short time before the workshop, we would greatly appreciate it if you would pass this announcement on to other colleagues and students who may find it of interest. -- ========================================================================================================= Institute for Robotics and Cognitive Systems -- University of Luebeck Graduate School for Computing in Medicine and Life Sciences -- University of Luebeck -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dipl. Math. 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