Emergent (software)

Emergent
Original author(s)Carnegie Mellon University
Developer(s)University of Colorado at Boulder
Stable release
8.2.0 / September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07)
Written inGo
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeNeural network software
LicenseGPL
WebsiteEmergent homepage

Emergent (formerly PDP++) is a biologically-based neural simulation software that is primarily intended for creating models of the brain and cognitive processes. Development initially began in 1995 at Carnegie Mellon University, and as of 2014, continues at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The 3.x release of the software, which was known as PDP++, is featured in the textbook Computational Explorations in Cognitive Neuroscience.