The Virtual Brain

  • New release: The Virtual Brain version 1.2.0

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    **This release brings *over 80 improvements* and bug fixes and is available for download for all supported platforms!** Enjoy speed-ups and better usability in many areas! Head over to our [download page](/tvb/zwei/brainsimulator-software "Download now...") and get your update now!
  • Toronta Star article

    A reporter from the Toronta Star gets her brain scanned for TVB! [Here's her report](http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/05/04/the_virtual_brain_blue_skying_our_grey_matter.html "Read the article on the Toronto Star website…"), explaining how The Virtual Brain works and how it can one day play a role in preventing and treating such diseases as Alzheimer's, schizophrenia and autism.
  • New release: The Virtual Brain version 1.1.3

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    *This is a release with a bunch of minor bugfixes, clean-ups and improvements, available for all supported platforms.* Head over to our [download page](/tvb/zwei/brainsimulator-software "Download now...") and get your update now!
  • New release: The Virtual Brain version 1.1.2

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    Not an April Fools' but for real:

    The biggest release ever with over 130 enhanced features and extensions!

    • more and improved visualizers
    • beautiful 3D surfaces with an importer for the common OBJ format
    • hemisphere separation for surfaces
    • support for proxy metastability in time series
    • and much more!

    The new version is available for all supported platforms. Head over to ou

  • Zwei Conversion

    The TVB website and the registration/download server is now based on a new publishing platform called "Zwei". This allows for more user-friendly features in the future, faster updates and more efficient administration.
  • Join the TVB team for the Google Summer of Code 2014

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    The Virtual Brain offers 5 exciting student projects for the [*Google Summer of Code 2014*](http://incf.org/gsoc/2014/proposals#section-9 "Read the project proposals on the INCF website…")! Participants get a chance to work on a well-kept codebase with our mentors and contribute to better therapies for brain diseases.
  • New release: The Virtual Brain version 1.1

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    *This is a release with a new simulation model, analyzer and Matlab compatible API.* Head over to our [download page](/tvb/zwei/brainsimulator-software "Download now...") and get your update now!
  • EVENT The Virtual Brain - Dream

    The Virtual Brain learns how to dream at Scotiabank Nuit Blanche in Toronto, Canada
  • New release: The Virtual Brain version 1.0.7

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    *This is a release with new visualizers and export of high-resolution imagery.* Head over to our [download page](/tvb/zwei/brainsimulator-software "Download now...") and get your update now!
  • Fundamental paper published: The Virtual Brain: a simulator of primate brain network dynamics

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    Finally published and available online:

    The Virtual Brain: a simulator of primate brain network dynamics

    By Paula Sanz Leon, Stuart A. Knock, M. Marmaduke Woodman, Lia Domide, Jochen Mersmann, Anthony R. McIntosh, Viktor Jirsa

    This is the defining and fundamental paper for making our b

  • TVB Google Tech Talk

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    Randy McIntosh hosts a 45 minutes Google Tech Talk - presenting the architecture and applications of The Virtual Brain to Google employees worldwide, as well as the technical community.
  • TED MED day 2013

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    Randy McIntosh presents The Virtual Brain at the prestigious TED MED Day 2013 at the University of Toronto.
  • New release: The Virtual Brain version 1.0.4

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    *This is a release with a new monitor for stereotactic EEGs and a simulator bugfix, related to Stefanescu-Jirsa models.* Head over to our [download page](/tvb/zwei/brainsimulator-software "Download now...") and get your update now!
  • New release: The Virtual Brain version 1.0.3

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    *This is a release with enhanced Simulation saving/branching, support for new Connectivity importers (DTI support) and much more!* Head over to our [download page](/tvb/zwei/brainsimulator-software "Download now...") and get your update now!
  • Framework and scientific library

    The Virtual Brain's framework and scientific library are available as open source packages on GitHub - Licensed under GPLv2 and open to contributions from the neuroscience community!