The 'genesis-2.4beta-files' project is a github repository of files that are being developed for the November 2014 GENESIS 2.4 release. The final release (and possibly a public beta release) will be available on the GENESIS 2 website (http://genesis-sim.org/GENESIS) and the Sourceforge GENESIS development site http://sourceforge.net/projects/genesis-sim.
During the initial development of additions and changes to the GENESIS neural simulator, the changed files will be distributed as replacement files, rather than as patches, or a new GENESIS distribution.
The current files and directories that replace or add to one in the GENESIS 'genesis' directory are in 'gen2.4-additions0.1'. The complete collection may be downloaded by clicking on "Download ZIP". See README-install.txt (or .html) for instructions for installing or upgrading to the latest GENESIS 2.4 beta release.
By helping us with testing, you will not only help make a better final release, but have a chance to preview these additions:
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The new 'stdp_rules' object for efficiently implementing spike timing dependent plasticity in large networks of hsolved multicompartmental cells.
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A new version of the chemesis library for modeling second messengers and calcium dynamics is now installed by default.
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New tutorial Scripts and Doc entries were added for:
o chemesis
o the gpython-tools Python utility collection
o An updated Purkinje tutorial
o stdp_rules, including 'NewPlasticityObjects' documentation for implementing similar objects.
o An improved hsolved implementation of the dual exponential conductance version of the Vogels-Abbott network model. It serves as a tutorial on how to achieve a speed improvement of 10 to 20 times when using hsolve with network models.
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Bug fixes and Makefile improvements to ease installation.
These have been tested on recent Fedora and Ubuntu Linux installations. I would appreciate reports of success or failure to compile on other Linux versions, and in particular, for MacOS.
Dave Beeman [email protected]