Figure 1.

NEST Desktop workflow enables fast prototyping of neuronal network simulations. The GUI allows the user to control network construction, simulation, data analysis, and archiving via graphical elements. All these steps can be executed consecutively and repeatedly to explore model properties and resulting network dynamics. Constructing a network involves the selection and connection of nodes as well as their parameterization (“construct”, left). After the simulation of a constructed network (“simulate”, top), recorded analog signals and spiking activity can be assessed in various charts (“analyze”, right). The user is also able to export and archive networks and results for documentation and later use (“archive”, bottom).