def METHOD_NAME(cls, name, scope):
    """
    Adds a single neuron scope to the set of stored scopes.
    :return: a single scope element.
    :rtype: Scope
    """
    assert isinstance(scope, Scope), \
        '(PyNestML.SymbolTable.SymbolTable) No or wrong type of scope provided (%s)!' % type(scope)
    assert (scope.get_scope_type() == ScopeType.GLOBAL), \
        '(PyNestML.SymbolTable.SymbolTable) Only global scopes can be added!'
    assert isinstance(name, str), \
        '(PyNestML.SymbolTable.SymbolTable) No or wrong type of name provided (%s)!' % type(name)
    if name not in cls.name2neuron_scope.keys():
        cls.name2neuron_scope[name] = scope
    return