From 3651d5e4981b826a524c4917d130b16ba79a6604 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jessica Mitchell Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:10:21 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] add template whats new --- doc/htmldoc/whats_new/v3.8/index.rst | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/htmldoc/whats_new/v3.8/index.rst diff --git a/doc/htmldoc/whats_new/v3.8/index.rst b/doc/htmldoc/whats_new/v3.8/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3ddad7389d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/htmldoc/whats_new/v3.8/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +.. _release_3.8: + +What's new in NEST 3 8. +====================== + +This page contains a summary of important breaking and non-breaking +changes from NEST 3.7 to NEST 3.8. In addition to the `release notes +on GitHub `_, this +page also contains transition information that helps you to update +your simulation scripts when you come from an older version of NEST. + +If you transition from an earlier version, please see our extensive +:ref:`transition guide from NEST 2.x to 3.0 ` and the +:ref:`list of updates for previous releases in the 3.x series `. From cce68cb3fbf1aefc40286edfa1908f63f31277fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jessica Mitchell Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 21:16:20 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] add content --- doc/htmldoc/whats_new/v3.8/index.rst | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/htmldoc/whats_new/v3.8/index.rst b/doc/htmldoc/whats_new/v3.8/index.rst index 3ddad7389d..8c57ff5bf4 100644 --- a/doc/htmldoc/whats_new/v3.8/index.rst +++ b/doc/htmldoc/whats_new/v3.8/index.rst @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ .. _release_3.8: -What's new in NEST 3 8. +What's new in NEST 3.8 ====================== This page contains a summary of important breaking and non-breaking @@ -12,3 +12,35 @@ your simulation scripts when you come from an older version of NEST. If you transition from an earlier version, please see our extensive :ref:`transition guide from NEST 2.x to 3.0 ` and the :ref:`list of updates for previous releases in the 3.x series `. + + +NMDA dynamics after Brunel and Wang (2001) +------------------------------------------ + +A new integrate-and-fire model allows for the use +simplified NMDA dynamics. +It contains exponential conductance-based AMPA and GABA synapses along with NMDA synapses +weighted such that it approximated the original linear dynamics. + +For futher information see: + +* :doc:`/auto_examples/wang_decision_making` +* :doc:`/models/iaf_bw_2001` +* :doc:`/models/iaf_bw_2001_exact` + +New "How NEST works" diagram for docs +------------------------------------- + +The main page of the docs now contains a diagram highlighting the +fundamental components of creating network simulations in NEST. + +* :doc:`/index` + + +NEST performance benchmarks +--------------------------- + +You can now view the results from experiments in +strong and weak scaling at various network sizes in our docs. + +* :ref:`nest_benchmark_results` From b96feec7ae94bd4081e59bba2547c2b888073c67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jessica-mitchell Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:57:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Apply suggestions from code review --- doc/htmldoc/whats_new/v3.8/index.rst | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/htmldoc/whats_new/v3.8/index.rst b/doc/htmldoc/whats_new/v3.8/index.rst index 8c57ff5bf4..5f1fd5ce07 100644 --- a/doc/htmldoc/whats_new/v3.8/index.rst +++ b/doc/htmldoc/whats_new/v3.8/index.rst @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ NMDA dynamics after Brunel and Wang (2001) A new integrate-and-fire model allows for the use simplified NMDA dynamics. It contains exponential conductance-based AMPA and GABA synapses along with NMDA synapses -weighted such that it approximated the original linear dynamics. +weighted such that it approximates the original linear dynamics. For futher information see: @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fundamental components of creating network simulations in NEST. NEST performance benchmarks --------------------------- -You can now view the results from experiments in +You can now view results of this release in benchmarks of strong and weak scaling at various network sizes in our docs. * :ref:`nest_benchmark_results`