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; 
The scripts for Figure 6 are shared with FIG3, hence why FIG6 is just
a symbolic link to the FIG3 directory.


Figure 6A:

runTenFShigherFreqLessShunting.m
readHigherFreqLessShuntingData.m
makeHigherFreqLessShuntingPlot.m


Figure 6B:
runTenFShigherFreqLessShuntingSaveGJcur.m
readHigherFreqLessShuntingDataSavedGJcur.m
makeGJvoltageDiffPlot.m


Figure 6C: 
runTenFShigherFreqLessShuntingSaveGJcur.m   (same as in 6B)
readHigherFreqLessShuntingDataSavedGJcur.m
makeSpikeCenteredGJcurPlot.m
makeSpikeCenteredGJcurPlotLONGER


Figure 6D:
readHigherFreqLessShuntingData
countSpikeApperanceDisappearanceFREQVAR.m


Figure 6E:
readHigherFreqLessShuntingDataSavedGJcur
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