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Experimental — In Development. The NEST-compatible model family is under active development. Parameter names, defaults, numerical behavior, and the set of available models may change without notice across 0.0.x releases. See the NEST-style status page for current scope and limitations.

NEST-Compatible Neuron Models

Neuron models compatible with the NEST simulator.

IAF Neurons — Current-Based (psc)

iaf_psc_delta	NEST-compatible iaf_psc_delta neuron model.
iaf_psc_delta_ps	NEST-compatible iaf_psc_delta_ps with precise spike timing.
iaf_psc_alpha	NEST-compatible iaf_psc_alpha neuron model.
iaf_psc_alpha_multisynapse	NEST-compatible iaf_psc_alpha_multisynapse neuron model.
iaf_psc_alpha_ps	NEST-compatible iaf_psc_alpha_ps with precise spike timing.
iaf_psc_exp	NEST-compatible iaf_psc_exp neuron model.
iaf_psc_exp_multisynapse	NEST-compatible iaf_psc_exp_multisynapse neuron model.
iaf_psc_exp_htum	NEST-compatible iaf_psc_exp_htum neuron model.
iaf_psc_exp_ps	NEST-compatible iaf_psc_exp_ps with precise spike times.
iaf_psc_exp_ps_lossless	NEST-compatible iaf_psc_exp_ps_lossless with lossless spike detection.

IAF Neurons — Conductance-Based (cond)

iaf_cond_alpha	Leaky integrate-and-fire model with alpha-shaped conductance synapses.
iaf_cond_alpha_mc	NEST-compatible iaf_cond_alpha_mc neuron model.
iaf_cond_beta	NEST-compatible conductance-based leaky integrate-and-fire neuron with beta-shaped synaptic conductances.
iaf_cond_exp	Leaky integrate-and-fire model with exponential conductance synapses.
iaf_cond_exp_sfa_rr	NEST-compatible conductance-based LIF neuron with spike-frequency adaptation and relative refractory mechanisms.

IAF Neurons — Specialized Variants

iaf_bw_2001	NEST-compatible iaf_bw_2001 neuron model.
iaf_bw_2001_exact	NEST-compatible conductance-based LIF neuron with exact per-synapse NMDA dynamics.
iaf_chs_2007	NEST-compatible iaf_chs_2007 spike-response neuron model.
iaf_chxk_2008	NEST-compatible iaf_chxk_2008 with alpha synapses and precise AHP timing.
iaf_tum_2000	NEST-compatible iaf_tum_2000 neuron model.

Adaptive Exponential IF (AdEx) Neurons

aeif_cond_alpha	NEST-compatible aeif_cond_alpha neuron model.
aeif_cond_alpha_astro	NEST-compatible aeif_cond_alpha_astro neuron model.
aeif_cond_alpha_multisynapse	NEST-compatible aeif_cond_alpha_multisynapse neuron model.
aeif_cond_beta_multisynapse	NEST-compatible aeif_cond_beta_multisynapse neuron model.
aeif_cond_exp	NEST-compatible aeif_cond_exp neuron model.
aeif_psc_alpha	NEST-compatible adaptive exponential integrate-and-fire neuron with alpha-shaped postsynaptic currents.
aeif_psc_delta	NEST-compatible aeif_psc_delta neuron model.
aeif_psc_delta_clopath	Adaptive exponential integrate-and-fire neuron with delta-shaped synaptic input and Clopath voltage traces.
aeif_psc_exp	NEST-compatible adaptive exponential integrate-and-fire neuron with exponential synapses.

Generalized IF (GIF) Neurons

gif_cond_exp	Conductance-based generalized integrate-and-fire neuron (GIF) model.
gif_cond_exp_multisynapse	Conductance-based generalized integrate-and-fire neuron (GIF) model with multiple synaptic time constants.
gif_pop_psc_exp	Population of generalized integrate-and-fire neurons (GIF) with exponential postsynaptic currents and adaptation.
gif_psc_exp	Current-based generalized integrate-and-fire neuron (GIF) model.
gif_psc_exp_multisynapse	Current-based generalized integrate-and-fire neuron (GIF) model with multiple synaptic time constants.

Multi-Timescale Adaptive Threshold (MAT) Neurons

mat2_psc_exp	NEST-compatible mat2_psc_exp neuron model.
amat2_psc_exp	NEST-compatible amat2_psc_exp neuron model.

Generalized LIF (GLIF) Neurons — Allen Institute

glif_cond	Conductance-based generalized leaky integrate-and-fire (GLIF) neuron model.
glif_psc	Current-based generalized leaky integrate-and-fire (GLIF) neuron model.
glif_psc_double_alpha	Current-based generalized leaky integrate-and-fire (GLIF) neuron model with double alpha-function shaped synaptic currents.

Hodgkin-Huxley Family

hh_psc_alpha	NEST-compatible Hodgkin-Huxley neuron with alpha-shaped postsynaptic currents.
hh_psc_alpha_clopath	NEST-compatible Hodgkin-Huxley neuron with Clopath plasticity support.
hh_psc_alpha_gap	NEST-compatible Hodgkin-Huxley neuron with alpha PSCs and gap junctions.
hh_cond_exp_traub	NEST-compatible hh_cond_exp_traub neuron model.
hh_cond_beta_gap_traub	NEST-compatible Hodgkin-Huxley neuron with beta-function synapses and gap junctions.
ht_neuron	NEST-compatible Hill-Tononi thalamocortical neuron model with intrinsic currents.

Izhikevich Neuron

izhikevich

Izhikevich neuron model (NEST-compatible).

Point Process Neurons

pp_psc_delta	Point process neuron with leaky integration of delta-shaped PSCs.
pp_cond_exp_mc_urbanczik	Two-compartment point process neuron with conductance-based synapses for Urbanczik-Senn learning.

Binary Neurons

mcculloch_pitts_neuron	Binary deterministic neuron with Heaviside activation function.
ginzburg_neuron	Binary stochastic neuron with sigmoidal/affine gain function.
erfc_neuron	Binary stochastic neuron with complementary error-function gain.

Rate Neurons

lin_rate_ipn	NEST-compatible lin_rate_ipn linear rate neuron with input noise.
lin_rate_opn	NEST-compatible lin_rate_opn linear rate neuron with output noise.
tanh_rate_ipn	NEST-compatible tanh_rate_ipn nonlinear rate neuron with input noise.
tanh_rate_opn	NEST-compatible tanh_rate_opn nonlinear rate neuron with output noise.
sigmoid_rate_ipn	NEST-compatible sigmoid_rate_ipn nonlinear rate neuron with input noise.
sigmoid_rate_gg_1998_ipn	NEST-compatible sigmoid_rate_gg_1998_ipn nonlinear rate neuron with input noise.
gauss_rate_ipn	NEST-compatible gauss_rate_ipn nonlinear rate neuron with input noise.
threshold_lin_rate_ipn	NEST-compatible input-noise threshold-linear rate neuron.
threshold_lin_rate_opn	NEST-compatible output-noise threshold-linear rate neuron.
rate_neuron_ipn	NEST-compatible input-noise rate-neuron template with stochastic dynamics.
rate_neuron_opn	NEST-compatible rate_neuron_opn output-noise rate-neuron template.
rate_transformer_node	NEST-compatible rate_transformer_node template model.
siegert_neuron	NEST-compatible siegert_neuron mean-field rate model.

Other Spiking Neurons

ignore_and_fire

Ignore-and-fire neuron model for generating spikes at fixed intervals.