Simulation of networks of spiking neurons: A review of tools and strategies (2024)

1. Romain Brette
2. Michelle Rudolph
3. Ted Carnevale
4. Michael Hines
5. David Beeman
6. James M. Bower
7. Markus Diesmann
8. Abigail Morrison
9. Philip H. Goodman
10. Frederick C. Harris
11. Milind Zirpe
12. Thomas Natschläger
13. Dejan Pecevski
14. Bard Ermentrout
15. Mikael Djurfeldt
16. Anders Lansner
17. Olivier Rochel
18. Thierry Vieville
19. Eilif Muller
20. Andrew P. Davison
21. Sami El Boustani
22. Alain Destexhe

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