function getSpikeCount(neuron, inp, runtime) {
const TIME_STEP = 1e-3;
const NUM_STEPS = runtime / TIME_STEP;
let numSpikes = 0;
for(let i = 0; i < NUM_STEPS; i++) {
const output = neuron.step(inp, TIME_STEP);
if(output > 0) {
numSpikes++;
}
}
return numSpikes;
}