def _getColumnNeighborhood(self, centerColumn):
if self._wrapAround:<EOL><INDENT>return topology.wrappingNeighborhood(centerColumn,<EOL>self._inhibitionRadius,<EOL>self._columnDimensions)<EOL><DEDENT>else:<EOL><INDENT>return topology.neighborhood(centerColumn,<EOL>self._inhibitionRadius,<EOL>self._columnDimensions)<EOL><DEDENT>
Gets a neighborhood of columns.

Simply calls topology.neighborhood or topology.wrappingNeighborhood

A subclass can insert different topology behavior by overriding this method.

:param centerColumn (int)
The center of the neighborhood.

@returns (1D numpy array of integers)
The columns in the neighborhood.