NESim Help

Neural Engineering Simulator (NESim) Help
The Data Plots The Data Plots panel is used to define which information will be plotted when the simulation is run. Element: This pull-down menu lists the connection or ensemble that is currently being defined. This list is loaded when the .mat file is loaded in the main simulator panel. Neuron Variables Spikes: If this box is checked then the spike rasters generated by the neurons chosen by the 'Every Nth Neuron' field will be plotted. Soma Currents: If this box is checked, then the soma currents of the neurons chosen by the 'Every Nth Neuron' field will be plotted. Soma Voltages: If this box is checked, then the soma voltages of the neurons chosen by the 'Every Nth Neuron' field will be plotted. Activities: If this box is checked, then the output of the activity model of the neurons chosen by the 'Every Nth Neuron' field will be plotted. Every Nth Neuron: The value in this field determines which neurons are plotted for the Currents and Rasters. For example, if this field is set to 5 then the results from every fifth neuron will be shown. System Variables Direct Solution: If this box is checked, then the 'direct' solution (no neuron encodings) will be plotted with a red dotted line. This allows for a quick visual check of how the neural simulation does compared to the equivalent non-neural control system. Input Values: These are the decoded values going into the chosen element (if applicable) Output Values: These are the decoded values being output by the chosen element. Tau: This is the time constant used to filter the output spikes in order to plot the values. The same time constant is used for all outputs from all populations. Vector Component List: This is a numerical list of the dimension(s) of the relevant connection or ensemble to be plotted. All/Select Individual: If the 'All' box is checked then that value will be plotted for all elements. Otherwise, only those whose 'Select Individual' box is selected will be plotted.