Simulating Up states with models of large networks of spiking neurons

• Start from a Python 3 Anaconda environment.
• Install Brian2 according to the installation instructions (https://brian2.readthedocs.io/en/stable/introduction/install.html).
• Install dill by running 'conda install dill' at an Anaconda-enable command line.
• Install tqdm by running 'pip install tqdm' at an Anaconda-enable command line.
• Get the latest version of PyCharm Community Edition.

• Open simulate*.py in PyCharm.
• Set the save folder to a local folder location of choice.
• Run simulate*.py
• Once it's done, open analyze.py in PyCharm.
• Set the load folder to the same folder as the save folder above.
• Set the targetSim to analyze by copying the prefix before '_params" and '_results'.
• Run analyze.py.
• Go to "Run --> Edit Configurations" and for analyze.py, check "Run with Python console." (Only needs to be done once.)
• Run analyze.py again.