Synaptic integration in tuft dendrites of layer 5 pyramidal neurons (Larkum et al. 2009)

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Simulations used in the paper. Voltage responses to current injections in different tuft locations; NMDA and calcium spike generation. Summation of multiple input distribution.
Reference:
1 . Larkum ME, Nevian T, Sandler M, Polsky A, Schiller J (2009) Synaptic integration in tuft dendrites of layer 5 pyramidal neurons: a new unifying principle. Science 325:756-60 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell; Synapse; Dendrite;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Neocortex L5/6 pyramidal GLU cell;
Channel(s): I L high threshold; I p,q; I A; I K,leak; I K,Ca; I Sodium;
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s): GabaA; AMPA; NMDA;
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s): Gaba; Glutamate;
Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Dendritic Action Potentials; Active Dendrites; Detailed Neuronal Models; Synaptic Integration;
Implementer(s): Polsky, Alon [alonpol at tx.technion.ac.il];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  Neocortex L5/6 pyramidal GLU cell; GabaA; AMPA; NMDA; I L high threshold; I p,q; I A; I K,leak; I K,Ca; I Sodium; Gaba; Glutamate;
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TITLE NMDA synapse with depression

NEURON {
	POINT_PROCESS ampa
	
	NONSPECIFIC_CURRENT iampa

	RANGE e ,gmax,ntar,local_v,iampa,gh
	RANGE del,Tspike,Nspike
	RANGE gampa
	GLOBAL tau_ampa
}

UNITS {
	(nA) 	= (nanoamp)
	(mV)	= (millivolt)
	(nS) 	= (nanomho)
	(mM)    = (milli/liter)
        F	= 96480 (coul)
        R       = 8.314 (volt-coul/degC)

}

PARAMETER {
	gmax=1	(nS)
	e= 0.0	(mV)
	tau_ampa=2	(ms)	

	dt (ms)
	v		(mV)
	del=30	(ms)
	Tspike=10	(ms)
	Nspike=1

}

ASSIGNED { 
	iampa		(nA)  
	local_v	(mV):local voltage
}
STATE {
	gampa

}

INITIAL {
      gampa=0 

}    

BREAKPOINT {  
    
	LOCAL count
	SOLVE state METHOD cnexp
	FROM count=0 TO Nspike-1 {
		IF(at_time(count*Tspike+del)){
			state_discontinuity( gampa, gampa+ gmax)
		}
	}

	iampa= (1e-3)*gampa* (v- e)
	local_v=v
}

DERIVATIVE state {
	gampa'=-gampa/tau_ampa
}