Gap junction coupled network of striatal fast spiking interneurons (Hjorth et al. 2009)

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Gap junctions between striatal FS neurons has very weak ability to synchronise spiking. Input uncorrelated between neighbouring neurons is shunted, while correlated input is not.
Reference:
1 . Hjorth J, Blackwell KT, Kotaleski JH (2009) Gap junctions between striatal fast-spiking interneurons regulate spiking activity and synchronization as a function of cortical activity. J Neurosci 29:5276-86 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Realistic Network; Neuron or other electrically excitable cell; Synapse; Channel/Receptor; Dendrite;
Brain Region(s)/Organism: Basal ganglia;
Cell Type(s): Neostriatum fast spiking interneuron;
Channel(s): I A; I_K,Na;
Gap Junctions: Gap junctions;
Receptor(s):
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s): Gaba; Glutamate;
Simulation Environment: GENESIS; MATLAB;
Model Concept(s): Activity Patterns; Ion Channel Kinetics; Synchronization; Detailed Neuronal Models;
Implementer(s): Hjorth, Johannes [hjorth at csc.kth.se];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  I A; I_K,Na; Gaba; Glutamate; 
//
// protodefs.g - Includes the functions needed and creates the library
//               structure that contains prototypes for all objects used
//
// Modified june 2005 by Johannes Hjorth, hjorth@nada.kth.se
// 
//
//

include ../genesisScripts/errorHandler
include compartments
include ../genesisScripts/channels

include ../genesisScripts/cellMorphology

// Old files, used for single cell simulations earlier
//
//   include insignalGenerator
//   include insignalManager
//   include correlatedCellNoise

include ../genesisScripts/fsNeuron
include ../genesisScripts/fsConnect

create neutral /library
disable /library

ce /library

make_cylind_compartment

make_K3132_channel
make_K13_channel
make_A_channel
make_AMPA_channel
make_GABA_channel
make_Na_channel

makeFsNeuron

ce /