Brain Circuitry and Octave: an Open Source Alternative to Matlab

"The team used Matlab to carry out their analysis. Matlab is commonly used within the neuroscience community but, unfortunately, the software package is too expensive for most individuals to own. It’s fortunate that an open source alternative known as Octave is available. It’s also fortunate that this research team included an Octave version of their data and analysis file in their SenseLab ModelDB repository posting. This recent contribution continues Dr. Gordon Sheperd’s commendable efforts to provide open access to neuroscience data and tools...."