# \#rate-model **URL:** https://brian.discourse.group/tag/rate-model/56.md [Latest](https://brian.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://brian.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://brian.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [Rate model - optional threshold setting](https://brian.discourse.group/t/rate-model-optional-threshold-setting/1217)
**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")
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…