diff --git a/spack.yaml b/spack.yaml
index fc6e1065c31ec7b02a3b41587ffa672e68391503..0174c7862dae580370d760101f714c724a999d6d 100644
--- a/spack.yaml
+++ b/spack.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 spack:
   specs:
-    #- nest +python +gsl +mpi ^py-scipy@:1.6.999 %gcc@10.3.0
+    # General
+    - py-pip %gcc@10.3.0
+    # EBRAINS simulators
+    - nest +python +gsl +mpi %gcc@10.3.0
     - arbor +mpi %gcc@10.3.0
-    #- neuron +mpi %gcc@10.3.0
+    - neuron +mpi %gcc@10.3.0
     # BrainScaleS (plus some constraining)
     #- visionary-dls-core ^py-setuptools-scm+toml ^python@3.8.0:3.8.999 ^binutils+ld ^py-astroid@2.5.6:2.6.999 ^py-scipy@:1.6.999 %gcc@10.3.0