# Projects

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## [About the Projects category](https://brian.discourse.group/t/about-the-projects-category/140)

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**Author:** [@mstimberg](https://brian.discourse.group/u/mstimberg)\
**Replies:** 0

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Propose Brian projects to work on together with others, or share your current work in progress. No matter whether you are working on a simple project for learning Brian, or polishing the code for your upcoming Nature pub…

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## [Best ways for comparrison between Brian2 and other SNN sims](https://brian.discourse.group/t/best-ways-for-comparrison-between-brian2-and-other-snn-sims/1539)

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**Author:** [@xBelisarius](https://brian.discourse.group/u/xBelisarius)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [1 March 2026 09:26 UTC](https://brian.discourse.group/t/best-ways-for-comparrison-between-brian2-and-other-snn-sims/1539 "2026-03-01T09:26:17Z")

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Hello guys I began thinking about how neural models could be used in a cybernetic context, specifically in economic processes. I wrote a Medium post regarding this and i wish to pursue it as a side project. If anyone i…

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## [Implementing condition v value in STN (AdEx)](https://brian.discourse.group/t/implementing-condition-v-value-in-stn-adex/1397)

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**Author:** [@keun](https://brian.discourse.group/u/keun)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [20 February 2025 05:20 UTC](https://brian.discourse.group/t/implementing-condition-v-value-in-stn-adex/1397 "2025-02-20T05:20:31Z")

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I am building an STN neuron model using Brian2 to simulate burst activity. The burst mechanism involves resetting the membrane potential (v) after a spike using the rule: v\_reset+max⁡(u−15,20) (when u\<0) I tried implem…

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## [Consistency Issues with Poisson Input in Timed Arrays](https://brian.discourse.group/t/consistency-issues-with-poisson-input-in-timed-arrays/1392)

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**Author:** [@elnaz91](https://brian.discourse.group/u/elnaz91)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 February 2025 10:13 UTC](https://brian.discourse.group/t/consistency-issues-with-poisson-input-in-timed-arrays/1392 "2025-02-05T10:13:25Z")

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Hello , I’m working on a neural simulation where my input is a variable firing rate for the first and second half of Poisson neurons. Here’s what I intend: Input Parameters: sim=True: The input is the same for two …

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## [Rate model - optional threshold setting](https://brian.discourse.group/t/rate-model-optional-threshold-setting/1217)

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**Author:** [@indragopal](https://brian.discourse.group/u/indragopal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [21 May 2024 08:55 UTC](https://brian.discourse.group/t/rate-model-optional-threshold-setting/1217 "2024-05-21T08:55:52Z")

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Hi, This is a very basic question. I just started looking into Brian. I understand it is a spiking neural network simulator. Even the example for a “Rate model”, the threshold condition is set to Poisson, so that Poisso…

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## [Pattern recognition in Spiking Neural Nets using Brian2](https://brian.discourse.group/t/pattern-recognition-in-spiking-neural-nets-using-brian2/141)

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**Author:** [@touches](https://brian.discourse.group/u/touches)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2024 05:12 UTC](https://brian.discourse.group/t/pattern-recognition-in-spiking-neural-nets-using-brian2/141 "2024-01-31T05:12:54Z")

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Hello Brian2 users, In order to learn Brian2 and build more efficient Spiking Neuron models, I would like to work on implementing simple neuron models used for pattern recognition from research papers. This would benefi…

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## [An experiment simulator with electrode and optogenetics modules](https://brian.discourse.group/t/an-experiment-simulator-with-electrode-and-optogenetics-modules/414)

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**Author:** [@kjohnsen](https://brian.discourse.group/u/kjohnsen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 August 2022 16:32 UTC](https://brian.discourse.group/t/an-experiment-simulator-with-electrode-and-optogenetics-modules/414 "2022-08-02T16:32:53Z")

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Hello! I’m Kyle, a PhD student under Chris Rozell at Georgia Tech, working on closed-loop control methods for neuroscience. I thought I’d share what I’m doing here in case anyone is interested or knows of existing code t…

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## [Turning current on and off and connecting it into a subpopulation of neurons](https://brian.discourse.group/t/turning-current-on-and-off-and-connecting-it-into-a-subpopulation-of-neurons/740)

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**Author:** [@Hedyeh](https://brian.discourse.group/u/Hedyeh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [15 July 2022 07:10 UTC](https://brian.discourse.group/t/turning-current-on-and-off-and-connecting-it-into-a-subpopulation-of-neurons/740 "2022-07-15T07:10:43Z")

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Hi there, I am trying to define a code which turns an input current (Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process) on and off at specific times, and connect it to a small specific subpopulation of neuron group E with a specific weight: E…

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## [Problem with biexponential synaptic currents: no currents recorded](https://brian.discourse.group/t/problem-with-biexponential-synaptic-currents-no-currents-recorded/737)

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**Author:** [@Hedyeh](https://brian.discourse.group/u/Hedyeh)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [8 July 2022 07:10 UTC](https://brian.discourse.group/t/problem-with-biexponential-synaptic-currents-no-currents-recorded/737 "2022-07-08T07:10:17Z")

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Dear all, I have problem with implementing biexponential synaptic currents. Actually, no synaptic currents has been recorded. In case I use s\_GABA\_rec\_tot\_post, the error I get is: s\_GABA\_rec\_tot\_post cannot be used as …

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## [Jansen and Rit model in Brian2](https://brian.discourse.group/t/jansen-and-rit-model-in-brian2/411)

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**Author:** [@rth](https://brian.discourse.group/u/rth)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [28 June 2021 20:53 UTC](https://brian.discourse.group/t/jansen-and-rit-model-in-brian2/411 "2021-06-28T20:53:15Z")

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Hi all, I just wonder if anyone has ready-to-use Brian2 code for the Jansen and Rit model? I guess it isn’t a big deal to implement this model, but… if someone has working and well debugged code for this model and hap…

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## [Encoding And Decoding Of Analog Signals With Brian](https://brian.discourse.group/t/encoding-and-decoding-of-analog-signals-with-brian/229)

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**Author:** [@Adam\_Antios](https://brian.discourse.group/u/Adam_Antios)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [14 December 2020 16:20 UTC](https://brian.discourse.group/t/encoding-and-decoding-of-analog-signals-with-brian/229 "2020-12-14T16:20:41Z")

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I am trying to recreate this paper using Brian, but although I believe I have succeeded in my implementation the results are poor to say the least. Am I missing something? By setting manually half the weights in W to 0.5…

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## [Standards in compartmental modeling / Libraries of mechanisms](https://brian.discourse.group/t/standards-in-compartmental-modeling-libraries-of-mechanisms/148)

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**Author:** [@yzerlaut](https://brian.discourse.group/u/yzerlaut)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [23 October 2020 17:26 UTC](https://brian.discourse.group/t/standards-in-compartmental-modeling-libraries-of-mechanisms/148 "2020-10-23T17:26:56Z")

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Dear all, Just to give some background. I recently moved my compartmental modeling work to brian2, most of this material was originally implemented in Neuron and shared publicly (e.g. on ModelDB). It works great (thanks…
