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@Article{bednar:ecvp05,
  author       = "James A. Bednar and Yoonsuck Choe and Judah {De~Paula} and Risto Miikkulainen and Jefferson Provost",
  title	       = "The {Topographica} Cortical Map Simulator",
  journal      = "Perception",
  note	       = "Poster and abstract presented at the European
                  Conference on Visual Perception (A Coruna,
                  Spain)",
  year	       = 2005,
  missing      = "pages",
  abstract = { The goal of the Topographica project is to make
large-scale computational modeling of cortical maps practical.  The
project consists of a set of software tools for computational modeling
of the structure, development, and function of cortical maps, such as
those in the visual cortex.  These tools are designed to support:
(1) Rapid prototyping of multiple, large cortical maps, with specific
    afferent, lateral, and feedback connectivity patterns, and
    adaptation and competitive self-organization, using firing rate
    and spiking neuron models;
(2) Automatic generation of inputs for self-organization and testing,
    allowing user control of the statistical environment, based on
    natural or computer-generated inputs;
(3) A graphical user interface for designing networks and experiments,
    with integrated visualization and analysis tools for understanding
    the results, as well as for validating models through comparison
    with experimental results.
The simulator is user programmable, generalizes to different network
arrangements and phenomena at different scales, is interoperable with
general-purpose analysis and visualization tools and low-level neuron
simulators, and runs on widely available computing hardware. With
Topographica, models can be built that focus on structural,
functional, or integrative phenomena, either in the visual cortex or
in other sensory cortices.  The first full release of Topographica is
scheduled for late 2005, and it will be freely available over the
internet at topographica.org.  We invite cortical map researchers in
all fields to begin using Topographica, to help establish a community
of researchers who can share code, models, and approaches.
  Support: This research was supported in part by the U.S. National
  Institute of Mental Health under Human Brain Project grant
  R01-MH66991.
},
}