# Myelinated Collateral Models
**Description:** Instructions for initiating simulation(s)
**Edit History:** Created by Nilapratim Sengupta in March 2025
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## Step 1: Compilation of NMODL (.mod) files
From the terminal, run:
```bash
nrnivmodl
```
## Step 2: Launching the simulation
From the terminal, run:
```bash
python fileBeginSimulation.py
```
Can be executed using the `mpiexec` command for parallel simulations.
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**NOTE:** Parameters for any given simulation can be changed in `fileParameters.py`
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## Contact
Queries, if any, can be emailed to Nilapratim Sengupta ([nilapratim.sengupta@gmail.com](mailto:nilapratim.sengupta@gmail.com))