diff --git a/demos/CMakeLists.txt b/demos/CMakeLists.txt
index baab2b67ba72cf86bc7311dc31c227b8402b2114..9427f70cda5f132756cfbc20ec7bf853fa56ef99 100644
--- a/demos/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/demos/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 option(BUILD_BRUNEL_SIMULATION "Build the brunel simulation" ON)
 
 if (${BUILD_BRUNEL_SIMULATION})
-    add_subdirectory(brunel_example)
+    add_subdirectory(brunel_simulation)
 endif (${BUILD_BRUNEL_SIMULATION})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/demos/brunel_example/CMakeLists.txt b/demos/brunel_simulation/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from demos/brunel_example/CMakeLists.txt
rename to demos/brunel_simulation/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/demos/brunel_example/brunel_example.py b/demos/brunel_simulation/brunel_example.py
similarity index 100%
rename from demos/brunel_example/brunel_example.py
rename to demos/brunel_simulation/brunel_example.py
diff --git a/demos/brunel_example/nest_sim.py b/demos/brunel_simulation/nest_sim.py
similarity index 100%
rename from demos/brunel_example/nest_sim.py
rename to demos/brunel_simulation/nest_sim.py
diff --git a/demos/brunel_example/run_sim.sh.in b/demos/brunel_simulation/run_sim.sh.in
similarity index 100%
rename from demos/brunel_example/run_sim.sh.in
rename to demos/brunel_simulation/run_sim.sh.in