AllenInstitute/bmtk

What it solves

It provides a standardized software package for creating, simulating, and analyzing large-scale brain networks across different levels of resolution, allowing researchers to model brain circuits at various scales.

How it works

BMTK uses a suite of tools to build network models and run simulations using different engines depending on the desired resolution: biophysical simulations for detailed cell models, point-neuron simulations for simplified neuron models, and population-level simulations for larger groups of neurons.

Who it’s for

Computational neuroscientists and researchers studying brain circuits and large-scale network modeling.

Highlights

• Support for multiscale modeling of brain circuits.
• Ability to run simulations at three distinct levels of resolution (biophysical, point-neuron, and population-level).
• Open-source software suite for building and analyzing large-scale networks.