Abstract
Neural mass models are among the most popular mathematical models of brain activity, since they enable the rapid simulation of large-scale networks involving different neural types at a spatial scale compatible with electrophysiological experiments (e.g. local field potentials). However, establishing neural mass model (NMM) equations associated with specific neuronal network architectures can be tedious and is an error-prone process, restricting their use to scientists who are familiar with mathematics. In order to overcome this challenge, we have developed a user-friendly software that enables a user to construct rapidly, under the form of a graph, a neuronal network with its populations and connectivity patterns. The resulting graph is then automatically translated into the corresponding set of differential equations, which can be solved and displayed within the same software environment. The software is proposed as open access, and should assist in offering the possibility for a wider audience of scientists to develop NMM corresponding to their specific neuroscience research questions.
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