Striatal Output Neuron (Mahon, Deniau, Charpier, Delord 2000)

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Striatal output neurons (SONs) integrate glutamatergic synaptic inputs originating from the cerebral cortex. In vivo electrophysiological data have shown that a prior depolarization of SONs induced a short-term (1 sec)increase in their membrane excitability, which facilitated the ability of corticostriatal synaptic potentials to induce firing. Here we propose, using a computational model of SONs, that the use-dependent, short-term increase in the responsiveness of SONs mainly results from the slow kinetics of a voltage-dependent, slowly inactivating potassium A-current. This mechanism confers on SONs a form of intrinsic short-term memory that optimizes the synaptic input–output relationship as a function of their past activation.
Reference:
1 . Mahon S, Deniau JM, Charpier S, Delord B (2000) Role of a striatal slowly inactivating potassium current in short-term facilitation of corticostriatal inputs: a computer simulation study. Learn Mem 7:357-62 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Neostriatum medium spiny direct pathway GABA cell; Abstract Wang-Buzsaki neuron;
Channel(s): I Na,p; I Na,t; I K; I_Ks; I Krp;
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Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Action Potential Initiation; Ion Channel Kinetics; Short-term Synaptic Plasticity;
Implementer(s): Biddell, Kevin [kevin.biddell at gmail.com];
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TITLE A slow Sodium current
 
COMMENT
  Used in Role of a Striatal Slowly Inactivating Potassion Current in Short-term 
  Facilitation of Corticostriatal Inputs" A computer Simulation Study" (Mahon et al. 2000)
  Implemented by Kevin M. Biddell kevin.biddell@gmail.com
  7/17/06
NOTE: 1S=1mho Neuron wants the units in mhos not millisiemens, please note the conversion!
ENDCOMMENT
 
UNITS {
        (mA) = (milliamp)
        (mV) = (millivolt)
}
 
NEURON {
 	SUFFIX NaSm
	USEION na WRITE ina
	RANGE gnasmbar, gnasm, minf, mtau
}
 
INDEPENDENT {t FROM 0 TO 1 WITH 1 (ms)}
 
PARAMETER {
  	
	ena	= 40	(mV)
	gnasmbar= 0.00011 (mho/cm2) :0.11mS
	Etemp	= 21	:delord correspondence 11/15/06
	Vsm	= -16.0
	ksm	= 9.4
	tom	= 637.8
	Vtm	= -33.5
	ktm	= 26.3
	
		     
}
 
STATE {
        m
}
 
ASSIGNED {
	v  (mV)
        ina (mA/cm2)
	celsius		(degC)
 	minf
	mtau
	gnasm
}
 
BREAKPOINT {
        SOLVE states METHOD cnexp
        gnasm = gnasmbar*m
        ina = gnasm*(v - ena)
  
}
 
UNITSOFF
 
INITIAL {
	rates(v)
	m= minf
	
}

DERIVATIVE states {  :Computes states variable m at the current v and dt.
        rates(v)      
       
	m' = ( minf - m ) / mtau
}
 
PROCEDURE rates(v) {  :Computes rate and other constants at current v. Call once from HOC to initialize inf at resting v.
        LOCAL  q10,tadj
        q10 = 2.5
	tadj=q10^((celsius-Etemp)/10)
        minf=1/(1+exp(-(v-Vsm)/ksm))
	mtau=tom/(exp(-(v-Vtm)/ktm)+exp((v-Vtm)/ktm))/tadj
      
}
 
UNITSON