Understand how NEST works ========================= Here you can dive into various topics about NEST. .. grid:: 1 1 2 3 .. grid-item-card:: |neuron| All about neurons :class-title: sd-d-flex-row sd-align-minor-center * :ref:`node_handles` * :ref:`param_ex` * :ref:`sim_precise_spike_times` * :ref:`exact_integration` .. grid-item-card:: |synapse| All about synapses and connections :class-title: sd-d-flex-row sd-align-minor-center * :ref:`connection_management` * :ref:`handling_connections` * :ref:`sim_gap_junctions` * :ref:`weight_normalization` .. grid-item-card:: |device| All about devices :class-title: sd-d-flex-row sd-align-minor-center * :ref:`record_simulations` * :ref:`stimulate_network` .. grid:: 1 1 2 3 .. grid-item-card:: |network| Spatially-structured networks :class-title: sd-d-flex-row sd-align-minor-center :link: spatial_networks :link-type: ref .. grid-item-card:: |math| Models in NEST :class-title: sd-d-flex-row sd-align-minor-center :link: modelsmain :link-type: ref .. grid:: 1 1 2 3 .. grid-item-card:: |random| NEST behavior :class-title: sd-d-flex-row sd-align-minor-center * :ref:`built_in_timers` * :ref:`random_numbers` * :ref:`run_simulations` .. grid-item-card:: |connect| Connect to other tools :class-title: sd-d-flex-row sd-align-minor-center * :ref:`nest_server` * :ref:`nest_music` .. grid-item-card:: |hpc| High performance computers (HPC) :class-title: sd-d-flex-row sd-align-minor-center :link: parallel_computing :link-type: ref .. grid:: 1 1 2 3 .. grid-item-card:: |refresh| Convert NEST 2.X scripts to 3.X :class-title: sd-d-flex-row sd-align-minor-center :link: refguide_2_3 :link-type: ref .. grid-item-card:: |git| What's new? :class-title: sd-d-flex-row sd-align-minor-center :link: whats_new :link-type: ref .. grid-item-card:: |glossary| Glossary :class-title: sd-d-flex-row sd-align-minor-center :link: glossary :link-type: ref .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 :hidden: What's new? Neurons Synapses and connections Devices Spatially-structured networks NEST models Simulation behavior Randomness in NEST Built-in timers Connect NEST with other tools Parallel computing Benchmarking From NEST 2.x to 3.x Glossary .. |synapse| image:: static/img/synapse_orange128.svg .. |neuron| image:: static/img/neuron_orange.svg .. |glossary| image:: static/img/glossary_orange128.svg .. |git| image:: static/img/version-control_orange128.svg .. |refresh| image:: static/img/refresh_orange128.svg .. |hpc| image:: static/img/hpc_orange128.svg .. |random| image:: static/img/random_orange128.svg .. |math| image:: static/img/math_orange128.svg .. |network| image:: static/img/brainnetwork_orange128.svg .. |device| image:: static/img/device_orange128.svg .. |connect| image:: static/img/connect_orange128.svg