brainpy.state modernizes BrainPy simulator of spiking neural networks with state-based syntax in brainstate. Moreover, brainpy.state provides more features compared to BrainPy, including:

Links

• Source: https://github.com/chaobrain/brainpy.state
• Documentation: https://brainpy-state.readthedocs.io/
• Bug reports: https://github.com/chaobrain/brainpy.state/issues
• Ecosystem: https://brainmodeling.readthedocs.io/

Installation

brainpy.state is based on Python (>=3.10) and can be installed on Linux (Ubuntu 16.04 or later), macOS (10.12 or later), and Windows platforms.

pip install brainpy brainpy_state -U

If you want to use brainpy.state with different hardware support, please install the corresponding version:

pip install brainpy brainpy_state[cpu] -U  # install with CPU support only
pip install brainpy brainpy_state[cuda12] -U  # install with CUDA 12.x support
pip install brainpy brainpy_state[cuda13] -U  # install with CUDA 13.x support
pip install brainpy brainpy_state[tpu] -U  # install with TPU support

Install the brainpy.state with the ecosystem packages:

pip install BrainX -U

Citing

If you are using brainpy.state, please consider citing the corresponding paper:

@article {10.7554/eLife.86365,
    article_type = {journal},
    title = {BrainPy, a flexible, integrative, efficient, and extensible framework for general-purpose brain dynamics programming},
    author = {Wang, Chaoming and Zhang, Tianqiu and Chen, Xiaoyu and He, Sichao and Li, Shangyang and Wu, Si},
    editor = {Stimberg, Marcel},
    volume = 12,
    year = 2023,
    month = {dec},
    pub_date = {2023-12-22},
    pages = {e86365},
    citation = {eLife 2023;12:e86365},
    doi = {10.7554/eLife.86365},
    url = {https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.86365},
    abstract = {Elucidating the intricate neural mechanisms underlying brain functions requires integrative brain dynamics modeling. To facilitate this process, it is crucial to develop a general-purpose programming framework that allows users to freely define neural models across multiple scales, efficiently simulate, train, and analyze model dynamics, and conveniently incorporate new modeling approaches. In response to this need, we present BrainPy. BrainPy leverages the advanced just-in-time (JIT) compilation capabilities of JAX and XLA to provide a powerful infrastructure tailored for brain dynamics programming. It offers an integrated platform for building, simulating, training, and analyzing brain dynamics models. Models defined in BrainPy can be JIT compiled into binary instructions for various devices, including Central Processing Unit (CPU), Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), and Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), which ensures high running performance comparable to native C or CUDA. Additionally, BrainPy features an extensible architecture that allows for easy expansion of new infrastructure, utilities, and machine-learning approaches. This flexibility enables researchers to incorporate cutting-edge techniques and adapt the framework to their specific needs},
    journal = {eLife},
    issn = {2050-084X},
    publisher = {eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd},
}