H-currents effect on the fluctuation of gamma/beta oscillations (Avella-Gonzalez et al., 2015)

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Accession:186977
This model was designed to study the impact of H-currents on the dynamics of cortical oscillations, and in paticular on the occurrence of high and low amplitude episodes (HAE, LAE) in network oscillations. The H-current is a slow, hyperpolarization-activated, depolarizing current that contributes to neuronal resonance and membrane potential. We characterized amplitude fluctuations in network oscillations by measuring the average durations of HAEs and LAEs, and explored how these were modulated by trains of external spikes, both in the presence and absence of H-channels. We looked at HAE duration, the frequency and power of network oscillations, and the effect of H-channels on the temporal voltage profile in single cells. We found that H-currents increased the oscillation frequency and, in combination with external spikes, representing input from areas outside the network, strongly decreased the synchrony of firing. As a consequence, the oscillation power and the duration of episodes during which the network exhibited high-amplitude oscillations were greatly reduced in the presence of H-channels.
Reference:
1 . Avella Gonzalez OJ, Mansvelder HD, van Pelt J, van Ooyen A (2015) H-Channels Affect Frequency, Power and Amplitude Fluctuations of Neuronal Network Oscillations. Front Comput Neurosci 9:141 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Realistic Network;
Brain Region(s)/Organism: Prefrontal cortex (PFC);
Cell Type(s): Abstract single compartment conductance based cell;
Channel(s): I Na,t; I K; I h;
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s): GabaA; AMPA;
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s): Gaba; Glutamate;
Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Action Potentials;
Implementer(s): Avella G. Oscar Javier [oscarjavella at gmail dot com];
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load_file("nrngui.hoc")                         //1
load_file("../templates/FS_WT_modif.tem")       //2
load_file("../templates/Pyram_WT_modif.tem")    //3
load_file("../connections/Def_connec_bgk2.hoc") //4
//*****************************************************************************************
//*****************************************************************************************
n_P=80          //number of Pyramidal cells              
n_FS=20        //Number of fast spiking                    
n_layerP=1      //number of pyr_cells layers
n_layerFS=1     //number of fs_cells layers
IEperc=0.6      //percentage of  IE  presinaptic inputs
Wie=4e-2        //synaptic weight (al previos simulations 0.04)
SDwie=0.001     //Standard Deviation
EEperc=0.3      //percentage of  EE  presinaptic inputs
Wee=5e-2//0.05  //synaptic weight
SDwee=0.005     //Standard Deviation
IIperc=0.55     ///percentage of  II  presinaptic inputs
Wii=1e-2        //synaptic weight
SDwii=0.002     //Standard Deviation
EIperc=0.65     //percentage of  EI  presinaptic inputs
Wei=5e-2//0.05  //synaptic weight
SDwei=0.003     //Standard Deviation
nSpikesE=0      //tstop/interv(not in use yet by itself)
nSpikesI=0      //tstop/iterv(not in use yet by itself)
w_spk_I=3.3e-4  //0//0.000035 // (uS) max conductance of artif Spike synapse to I cells 
w_spk_E=3.3e-4  //0.00070 //(uS)  max conductance of artif Spike synapse to E cells
interval_E=9e10 //average isnter_random_interspikes interval (100 ms originally)
noiseI=1        //interspike inteval noise for external spikes (0-1)
interval_I=9e10 //time interval for external spikes
CCh_fct=0*1     //deplariing current multiplier
AminE=8e-6*CCh_fct//nA min Amplitude external baseline to E cell (scaled in instruments file)** to get real value  in nA
AmaxE=9e-6*CCh_fct//nA max Amplitude external baseline to E cell                             ** multiply the amplitude without e-3
AminI=3e-6*CCh_fct//nA min Amplitude external baseline to I cell                             ** by the factor 0.0012566371
AmaxI=5e-6*CCh_fct//nA max Amplitudes external baseline to i cell

strdef vrc_flag1,vrc_flag2,vrc_flag3,vrc_flag4
//*********************************************\\*//*******************************************
sub_spkE=0      //number of additional independent spk stream to Epop 
sub_spkI=0      //number of additional independent spk stream to Ipop
intv_hfE=1e0    //Additional Driving Spk stream period (ms) if any
intv_hfI=1e1    //Additional Driving Spk stream period (ms) if any
w_add_I=3e-4    //synaptic weight of additional stream to I cells
w_add_E=3e-4    //synaptic weight of additional stream to E cells
load_file("../Instrum_Visualize/Instrument_and_visualize_100509.hoc")//5 External drive
tstop=4e4       //CHANGE THIS VALUE TO 2000
tmin=2500       //initial time for voltage traces recordings             
tmax=3000       //final time for voltage traces recordins     
//*****************************************************************************************
n_SgabaP=n_layerP*n_P*n_layerFS*n_FS     //Number of gaba synapses in Pyramidal
n_SgabaFS=n_layerFS*n_FS*n_layerFS*n_FS  //Number of gaba synapses in FS
n_SnmdaP=n_layerP*n_P*n_layerP*n_P       //Number of Glutamatergic (nmda) synapses in Pyram
n_SnmdaFS=0                              //Number of Glutamatergic (nmda) synapses in fast spiking cells
n_sAMPAp=n_layerP*n_P*n_layerP*n_P       //Number of Glutamatergic (AMPA) synapses in Pyram
n_sAMPAfs=n_layerP*n_P*n_layerFS*n_FS    //Number of Glutamatergic (AMPA) synapses in fast spiking cells
tresh1=0 //GABA  I-E I-I                 
tresh2=0 //AMPA  E-E E-I
tresh3=0  //NMDA  E-E
//*****************************************************************************************
//*****************************************************************************************
objref layerP[n_layerP] //array containing  pyramidal cell lists (layers)
objref SgabaP[n_layerP],SnmdaP[n_layerP],SampaP[n_layerP]
objref layerFS[n_layerFS] //array containing each fs cell lists (layers)
objref SgabaFs[n_layerFS],SnmdaFS[n_layerFS],SampaFS[n_layerFS]
objref fih0,cvd
fih0=new List()
//******************************************************************************
//****************************CELLS CREATION************************************
if(n_P>0){
    for(k=0;k<n_layerP;k+=1){
        layerP[k]=new List()        
        SgabaP[k]=new List()
        SnmdaP[k]=new List()
        SampaP[k]=new List()        
        create_pyrams(layerP[k],n_P) //2   
    }
}
if(n_FS>0){
    for(j=0;j<n_layerFS;j+=1){
        layerFS[j]=new List()
        SgabaFs[j]=new List()
        SnmdaFS[j]=new List()        
        SampaFS[j]=new List()
        create_FS(layerFS[j],n_FS)
          
    }
}
//******************************************************************************
//*****************CONNECTIONS TO PYRAMIDAL*************************************
    if(n_P>0&&n_layerP>0){
        for(i=0;i<n_layerP;i+=1){
         //createSpikeGen(layerP[i],interval_E,100,80,1,0,2,AminE,AmaxE,0,i)
        num_e=1/interval_E
        //createSpikeGen(layerP[i],interval_E,num_e,80,1,0,2,AminE,AmaxE,0,i)
        createSpikeGen(layerP[i],interval_E,num_e,80,0.95,0,2,AminE,AmaxE,0,i,w_spk_E,sub_spkE,intv_hfE,w_add_E)
        mk_GABA_s(n_SgabaP, n_P,0,0, 0.5,layerP[i], SgabaP[i], 1,1,0*i)
        //mk_NMDA_s(n_SnmdaP, n_P,0,0, 0.5,layerP[i], SnmdaP[i], 0)
        mk_AMPA_s(n_sAMPAp, n_P,0,0, 0.5,layerP[i], SampaP[i], 0)
        for(j=0;j<n_layerFS;j+=1){
            if(j==i){                              
           conn_src_targ(n_P*n_FS,n_P,n_FS,0,tresh1,Wie,layerFS[j],layerP[i],SgabaP[i],IEperc)//,Wie,SDwie)//1)           
           vrc_flag1=vrc_flag
           }
           }
        
        for(k=0;k<n_layerP;k+=1){        
        if(k==i){
           //percentage of  EE  presinaptic inputs
        conn_src_targ(n_P*n_P,n_P,n_P,0,tresh1,Wee,layerP[k],layerP[i],SampaP[i],EEperc)//,Wee,SDwee)//0.5000011
            vrc_flag2=vrc_flag
            }
        if(k<i){
             //conn_src_targ(n_P*n_P,n_P,n_P,0,tresh1,0.01,layerP[k],layerP[i],SampaP[i],0.85)// 0.4)//connections inter-networks to large taus
             }
        if(k>i){
             //conn_src_targ(n_P*n_P,n_P,n_P,0,tresh1,0.01,layerP[k],layerP[i],SampaP[i],0.85)// 0.4)//connections inter-networks to short taus
                            }                   
                          }
                        }
                      }
//*****************CONNECTIONS TO FAST SPIKING**********************************
//******************************************************************************

if(n_FS>0&& n_layerFS>0){
    for(i=0;i<n_layerFS;i+=1){
        //createSpikeGen(layerFS[i],interval_I,100,80,1,0,2,AminI,AmaxI,1,i)//randomness 0.25,0.5 0.75 
            num_i=100//tstop/6
            //createSpikeGen(layerFS[i],interval_I,num_i,80,1,0,2,AminI,AmaxI,1,i)//
            createSpikeGen(layerFS[i],interval_I,num_i,80,noiseI,0,2,AminI,AmaxI,1,i,w_spk_I,sub_spkI,intv_hfI,w_add_I)//
            mk_GABA_s(n_SgabaFS, n_FS,0,0, 0.5,layerFS[i],SgabaFs[i],0,1,0*i)
            mk_AMPA_s(n_sAMPAfs,n_FS,0,0,0.5,layerFS[i],SampaFS[i],1)
    
        for(i1=0;i1<n_layerFS;i1+=1){
            if(i1==i){                
        conn_src_targ(n_FS*n_FS,n_FS,n_FS,0,tresh1,Wii,layerFS[i1],layerFS[i],SgabaFs[i],IIperc)//,Wii,SDwii)  
            vrc_flag3=vrc_flag
            }     
        }
        for(j=0;j<n_layerP;j+=1){        
            if(j==i){
            conn_src_targ(n_P*n_FS,n_FS,n_P,0,tresh1,Wei,layerP[j],layerFS[i],SampaFS[i],EIperc)//,Wei,SDwei)
            vrc_flag4=vrc_flag
            }
            if(j<i){
             //conn_src_targ(n_P*n_FS,n_FS,n_P,0,tresh1,0.0005,layerP[j],layerFS[i],SampaFS[i],0.85)//)0.07
             }
            if(j>i){
            //conn_src_targ(n_P*n_FS,n_FS,n_P,0,tresh1,0.0005,layerP[j],layerFS[i],SampaFS[i],0.85)//)0.07
                        }                        
                      }
                    }         
                   }
//*****************CONNECTIONS TO FAST SPIKING**********************************//
//******************************************************************************//
load_file("./in_process/Ext_Spks_counter.hoc")