# Background

These notes aim to provide the essential background knowledge needed to understand the models and data processing techniques implemented in NeMoS.

:::{dropdown} Additional requirements
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To run the tutorials, you may need to install some additional packages used for plotting and data fetching.
You can install all of the required packages with the following command:
```
pip install nemos[examples]
```

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<figure>
<img src="../_static/lnp_model.svg" style="height: 100px", alt="Linear-Non Linear-Poisson illustration."/>
</figure>


```{toctree}
:maxdepth: 2

plot_00_conceptual_intro.md
```
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```{eval-rst}

.. plot:: scripts/basis_figs.py plot_raised_cosine_linear
   :show-source-link: False
   :height: 100px
```

```{toctree}
:maxdepth: 3

basis/README.md
```

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```{toctree}
:maxdepth: 2

plot_07_glm_pytree.md
```
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<figure>
<img src="../_static/thumbnails/background/plot_03_1D_convolution.svg" style="height: 100px", alt="One-Dimensional Convolutions."/>
</figure>

```{toctree}
:maxdepth: 2

plot_03_1D_convolution.md
```
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