Announcing Open Source Brain v2.0: NetPyNE, NWB Explorer and JupyterLab; ModelDB models and DANDI Archive datasets
Padraig Gleeson
<Apologies for cross posting>
We would like to announce a major new version of the Open Source
Brain platform (v2.0) we have been working on which has a range of
new features for you to try: https://v2.opensourcebrain.org.
You can create cloud based, persistent workspaces which contain
models and data from a number of sources (https://v2.opensourcebrain.org/repositories)
including:
- All OSBv1 projects incorporating NeuroML and PyNN models
- All ModelDB entries
- All BRAIN Initiative DANDI Archive datasets containing
NWB files
Inbuilt applications which can open these workspaces include:
- NetPyNE UI, a 3D graphical application for neuronal
simulations (NeuroML compliant)
- NWB Explorer for opening and visualising data in NWB
files
- JupyterLab, a full interactive Python environment, with a
number of computational neuroscience, data analysis and machine
learning packages preinstalled.
Full documentation is at https://docs.opensourcebrain.org
and a Guided Tour introducing the main features of the platform is
here.
We are very keen for new users to try out our platform. Please
note that you will require a different username/password for OSBv2
from OSBv1. We are also very happy to make dedicated resources
available on the platform to support
classes/tutorials/computational neuroscience schools.
The Open Source Brain Initiative aims to:
- Make neuroscience experimental data and computational models
from around the world easily findable in a single location
- Encourage the use of standards for making research outputs more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable): OSBv2 supports NeuroML for models and NWB for data.
Please get in contact if you would like to help us with any of these goals!
Regards,
The OSB Team