diff --git a/matlab/run_simulations.m b/matlab/run_simulations.m
index 5bb027a168ae6a5ae2756ab13958910c70d42fec..a534fe26ca87fff159d3f3e994ad395fb037b323 100644
--- a/matlab/run_simulations.m
+++ b/matlab/run_simulations.m
@@ -270,3 +270,10 @@ end
 % Touch a file if everything is done.
 %
 system(sprintf('touch %s-done.info', model))
+
+
+function disp_title(txt)
+len = length(txt);
+skipline()
+dprintf('+%s+\n%s\n+%s+', repmat('-', 1, len-2), txt, repmat('-', 1, len-2))
+skipline()