PyFibers: An open-source NEURON-Python package to simulate responses of model nerve fibers to electrical stimulation

Daniel P. Marshall; Elie S. Farah; Eric D. Musselman; Nicole A. Pelot; Warren M. Grill

doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013764

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PyFibers: An open-source NEURON-Python package to simulate responses of model nerve fibers to electrical stimulation

Daniel P. Marshall,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4439-4542

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Elie S. Farah,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Eric D. Musselman,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Nicole A. Pelot ,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: warren.grill@duke.edu (WMG); nikki.pelot@duke.edu (NAP)

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2844-0190

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Warren M. Grill

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: warren.grill@duke.edu (WMG); nikki.pelot@duke.edu (NAP)

Affiliations Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Department of Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5240-6588

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PyFibers: An open-source NEURON-Python package to simulate responses of model nerve fibers to electrical stimulation

Daniel P. Marshall,
Elie S. Farah,
Eric D. Musselman,
Nicole A. Pelot,
Warren M. Grill

Published: December 12, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013764

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