Quantitative Single-Neuron Modeling: Competition 2009
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How well are single-cell properties reproduced by the present-day neuronal models? Recently, several labs have approached this question by assessing the quality of neuron models with respect to spike timing prediction or characteristic features of the voltage trace. So far, every modeler used his own preferred performance measure on his own data set. The Quantitative Single-Neuron Modeling Competition offers a coherent framework to compare neuronal models and fitting methods.
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