1.3 Installation

Local Installation

For instructions on how to install HNN locally, please visit the Install page of our API Documentation.

Running HNN in the cloud

Google CoLab

As an alternative to installing HNN locally, we provide Google CoLab notebooks that allow you to run HNN out of your browser, with access to your local filesystem.

• GUI Colab Notebook
• API Colab Notebook

This is the quickest way to get up and running with HNN, though it does require a Google account. If you do not have a Google account, you can create one for free to run the notebooks. There is no charge associated with using Google CoLab.

Neuroscience Gateway Portal

We are currently working on providing an up-to-date version of HNN-core for use on the Neuroscience Gateway Portal (NSG). You can find instructions for an getting started with an older version of HNN-core at this page here.

Using the Textbook

To follow along with the examples in the textbook, you’ll need to clone or download the hnn-data repository. The hnn-data repository includes both source-localized data used in our lab’s published research as well as network configurations that have been tuned for simulating different types of signals. Note that this is not the same as installing HNN – these are only files that you will use as you go through our textbook examples.

You can directly download the hnn-data folder by clicking here. Alternatively, you can clone the repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/jonescompneurolab/hnn-data.git