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https://github.com/brian-team/brian2cuda
A brian2 extension to simulate spiking neural networks on GPUs
https://github.com/brian-team/brian2cuda
biological-simulations brian brian2 code-generation computational-neuroscience differential-equations gpu gpu-acceleration neuroscience python science simulation simulation-framework spiking-neural-networks
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A brian2 extension to simulate spiking neural networks on GPUs
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/brian-team/brian2cuda
- Owner: brian-team
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2015-10-27T17:21:17.000Z (over 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-01-10T12:39:18.000Z (21 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-19T13:12:35.850Z (12 days ago)
- Topics: biological-simulations, brian, brian2, code-generation, computational-neuroscience, differential-equations, gpu, gpu-acceleration, neuroscience, python, science, simulation, simulation-framework, spiking-neural-networks
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://brian2cuda.readthedocs.io/
- Size: 122 MB
- Stars: 61
- Watchers: 10
- Forks: 12
- Open Issues: 130
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- Citation: CITATION.cff
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README
Brian2CUDA
==========
Brian2CUDA is an extension of the spiking neural network simulator
[Brian2](https://github.com/brian-team/brian2), written in Python. It
generates C++/CUDA code to run simulations on NVIDIA GPUs.
For **support**, please use the [Brian forum](https://brian.discourse.group/). If
you think you found a bug in Brian2CUDA, please report it at the
[GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/brian-team/brian2cuda/issues).
For **installation and usage instructions**, check out the
[Brian2CUDA documentation](https://brian2cuda.readthedocs.io).
For information on general Brian2 usage, check out the
[Brian2 documentation](http://brian2.readthedocs.io).
## Quick start
### Installation
You can install Brian2CUDA via `pip`:
```bash
python -m pip install brian2cuda
```
This will install a compatible version of Brian2 as dependency. For installation requirements and GPU configuration, check out the [Brian2CUDA documentation](https://brian2cuda.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html).
### Usage
Use your Brian2 code (see [Brian2 documentation](http://brian2.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html)) and modify the imports to:
```python
# Standard Brian2 import
from brian2 import *
# Enable GPU usage via Brian2CUDA
import brian2cuda
set_device("cuda_standalone")
```
See [Brian2's standalone code generation](https://brian2.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/computation.html?highlight=set_device#standalone-code-generation) for more options for the `set_device` call.
## Citation
If you use this software in a published article, please cite
[our Brian2CUDA publication](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fninf.2022.883700):
> Alevi, D, Stimberg, M, Sprekeler, H, Obermayer, K, Augustin, M. “Brian2CUDA: flexible and efficient simulation of spiking neural network models on GPUs” Frontiers in Neuroinformatics (2022). doi: 10.3389/fninf.2022.883700.
## License
Brian2CUDA is free software licensed under the [GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html).
## Testing
To run the test suite on Google Collab (no installation or GPU required), click on the badge below:
[](https://colab.research.google.com/github/brian-team/brian2cuda/blob/master/brian2cuda/tools/test_suite/run_tests.ipynb)