Neuroscientists use MATLAB and Simulink to process and analyze experimental data, drive experiments, and simulate models of brain circuits. With MATLAB and Simulink, you can:
- Analyze neural time-series data from electrode signal recordings
- Understand structural and functional image data from neuroimaging and microscopy studies
- Use machine and deep learning to classify, predict, and cluster using models trained with neuroscience data
- Process and generate live data streams, including brain-computer interface (BCI) and behavioral control systems
MATLAB and Simulink products are complemented by a rich ecosystem of third-party add-ons, including many open-source software packages and hardware integrations suited or built for neuroscience applications.
Customer Stories

CUHK Advances Cell Segmentation and Analysis with AI
Researchers at CUHK accelerated the segmentation and analysis of teravoxel images using new AI techniques with MATLAB.

Developing Personalized Brain Stimulation Therapy with Real-Time Simulation
Sync2brain is a startup developing brain stimulation therapies for patients with neuropsychiatric disorders. Using Simulink Real-Time, sync2brain reads and analyzes brain activity data to trigger therapeutic stimuli at specific millisecond instances.

Accelerating Brain-Computer Interface Research
Researchers at Tsinghua University are using MATLAB to automate and accelerate their research on brain-computer interfaces.
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Featured Resources
MATLAB Community Toolboxes
Explore open-source toolboxes for neuroscience applications created by the MATLAB and Simulink user communities.
Explore community toolboxes for:
Brain Mapping | Cellular Neuroscience | Neuroscience (all categories)
Examples
Discover interactive and instructive live script examples illustrating signal processing, image processing, statistics, AI, and other workflows using neuroscience data.
Examples with neuroscience data:
EEG | MRI | Other Modalities
Hardware Support
Explore hardware products with supported MATLAB and Simulink integrations. Hardware support includes dozens of products specifically for neuroscience experimental modalities, plus general-purpose live data streaming and low-cost hardware options for custom experimental setups.
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More Neuroscience Resources
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MATLAB Answers
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Books
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Courseware
Discover interactive neuroscience teaching content and examples developed by MathWorks and educators.
Third-Party Products
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Videos
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