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+## Scripts to perform PCA-like computations:
+- Oja_2D: example with synthetic data in 2 dimensions
+- Oja_MNIST: example with MNIST digit data
+- STDP_MNIST: spiking network equivalent of Oja_MNIST (with spike-timing-dependent plasticity using Brian simulator)
+
+## Python requirement
+Use the yml file to create an environment with the required python libraries