文档介绍：The Neural Simulation Language
A System for Brain Modeling
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The Neural Simulation Language
A System for Brain Modeling
Alfredo Weitzenfeld
Michael Arbib
Amanda Alexander
The MIT Press
Cambridge, Massachusetts
London, England
© 2002 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Weitzenfeld, Alfredo.
The neural simulation language : a system for brain modeling / Alfredo Weitzenfeld,
Michael Arbib, Amanda Alexander.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-262-73149-5 (pbk. : alk. Paper)
1. works (Neurobiology) 2. works (Computer science)
3. putr simulation. I. Arbib, Michael A. II. Alexander, Amanda. III. Title.
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Contents
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
1 Introduction 1
works 1
Modeling
Simulation
Modularity, Object-Oriented Programming, and Concurrency 2
Modularity in works 2
Object-Oriented Programming 4
Concurrency in works 4
Modeling and Simulation in NSL 5
Modeling 5
Modules 5
works 6
Simulation 7
The NSL System 9
Simulation System 10
Schematic Capture System 11
Model/Module Libraries 11
Basic Hierarchy 12
Summary 13
2 Simulation in NSL 15
Selecting a Model 15
Simulation Interface 17
Simulating a Model 18
Maximum Selector 19
Model Description 19
Simulation Interaction 20
Hopfield 24
Model Description 25
Simulation Interaction 26
Backpropagation 31
Model Description 32
Simulation Interaction 35
Summary 38
3 Modeling in NSL 39