Model Descriptions for Computational Neuroscience
Computational models based on detailed neuroanatomical and electrophysiological data have been used for many years as an aid for understanding of the function of the nervous system. NeuroML is an international, collaborative initiative to develop standards for describing models of neural systems.
The NeuroML model specifications facilitate the exchange of complex neural models, allow for greater transparency and accessibility of models, enhance interoperability between simulators and other tools, and support the development of new software and databases.NeuroML is a free and open community effort developed with input from many
contributors. We need your help as the standards and tools continue to evolve.
For an outline of current efforts, see the roadmap.
News and Events
- March 9-10 2009: A NeuroML Development Workshop was held at University College London. The focus of the workshop was to refine the standards for describing models of channel kinetics and the biophysical properties of cells. Special thanks to the Wellcome Trust, the INCF, and the NSF for their generous support of this endeavor.
- September 7-9, 2008: Padraig Gleeson and Sharon Crook conducted a demo of NeuroML at the 1st Congress of the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility on Neuroinformatics in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Padraig Gleeson and Sharon Crook moderated a workshop on "Interoperability of Software for Computational and Experimental Neuroscience" at the 2008 Computational Neuroscience Meeting in Portland, Oregon. For an overview of the speakers and discussion, click here.
- A list of requirements and suggestions for Version 2.0 of NeuroML is available here. If you have any additional suggestions or comments, get in touch via the neuroml-technology mailing list.