NEST (software)

NEST (Neural Simulation Tool)
Original author(s)	Markus Diesmann, Marc-Oliver Gewaltig, Abigail Morrison, Hans Ekkehard Plesser
Developer(s)	The NEST Initiative
Initial release	1 August 2004
Stable release	3.3 / 22 March 2023; 19 months ago
Repository	github.com/nest/nest-simulator
Written in	C++, Python, Cython
Operating system	cross-platform
Available in	English
Type	Computational Neuroscience
License	GPLv2+
Website	www.nest-simulator.org

NEST is a simulation software for spiking neural network models, including large-scale neuronal networks. NEST was initially developed by Markus Diesmann and Marc-Oliver Gewaltig and is now developed and maintained by the NEST Initiative.