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Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2015-07-01

★ 1PythonAudience · researcherComplexity · 4/5DormantSetup · hard

TL;DR

A computational brain model simulating abnormal neural oscillations in Parkinson's disease, used to test theories and treatments.

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    What it does
      Simulates basal ganglia
      Models Parkinson oscillations
      Reproduces paper figures
    Tech stack
      Python
      Numpy
      Matplotlib
    Use cases
      Test disease theories
      Simulate drug effects
      Reproduce research figures
    Audience
      Neuroscientists
      Computational biologists

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Simulate abnormal brain oscillations linked to Parkinson's disease.

REASON 2

Test whether a drug's chemical effects might reduce harmful oscillations.

REASON 3

Run different experimental scenarios via configuration files before lab experiments.

REASON 4

Reproduce figures from the original research paper using the built-in visualization tool.

What's in the stack?

PythonNumpyMatplotlib

How it stacks up

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Stars111
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2015-07-01——
MaintenanceDormant——
Setup difficultyhardhardhard
Complexity4/54/53/5
Audienceresearcherresearcherdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · hard Time to first run · 1day+

Built on Linux, file paths likely need adjustment to run on other systems.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Explain how the Delayed Neural Fields equations model neuron populations in this project.
Prompt 2
Help me set up a configuration file to run a new experimental scenario with run_protocols.py.
Prompt 3
Show me how to adjust the file paths in this project to run it outside of Linux.
Prompt 4
Walk me through reproducing one of the figures from the original paper using this code.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is neuralfielddbsmodel?

A computational brain model simulating abnormal neural oscillations in Parkinson's disease, used to test theories and treatments.

What language is neuralfielddbsmodel written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, Numpy, Matplotlib.

Is neuralfielddbsmodel actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2015-07-01).

How hard is neuralfielddbsmodel to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1day+ to a first successful run.

Who is neuralfielddbsmodel for?

Mainly researcher.

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