NEST¶
NEST is a simulator for spiking neural network models that focuses on the dynamics, size and structure of neural systems rather than on the exact morphology of individual neurons.
https://www.nest-simulator.org/
Available modules¶
The overview below shows which NEST installations are available per target architecture in EESSI, ordered based on software version (new to old).
To start using NEST, load one of these modules using a module load command like:
(This data was automatically generated on Fri, 06 Feb 2026 at 13:12:13 UTC)
| aarch64/generic | aarch64/a64fx | aarch64/neoverse_n1 | aarch64/neoverse_v1 | aarch64/nvidia/grace | x86_64/generic | x86_64/amd/zen2 | x86_64/amd/zen3 | x86_64/amd/zen4 | x86_64/intel/cascadelake | x86_64/intel/haswell | x86_64/intel/icelake | x86_64/intel/sapphirerapids | x86_64/intel/skylake_avx512 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEST/3.9-foss-2023a | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |