Intracortical synaptic potential modulation by presynaptic somatic potential (Shu et al. 2006, 2007)

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" ... Here we show that the voltage fluctuations associated with dendrosomatic synaptic activity propagate significant distances along the axon, and that modest changes in the somatic membrane potential of the presynaptic neuron modulate the amplitude and duration of axonal action potentials and, through a Ca21- dependent mechanism, the average amplitude of the postsynaptic potential evoked by these spikes. These results indicate that synaptic activity in the dendrite and soma controls not only the pattern of action potentials generated, but also the amplitude of the synaptic potentials that these action potentials initiate in local cortical circuits, resulting in synaptic transmission that is a mixture of triggered and graded (analogue) signals."
Reference:
1 . Shu Y, Duque A, Yu Y, Haider B, McCormick DA (2007) Properties of action-potential initiation in neocortical pyramidal cells: evidence from whole cell axon recordings. J Neurophysiol 97:746-60 [PubMed]
2 . Shu Y, Hasenstaub A, Duque A, Yu Y, McCormick DA (2006) Modulation of intracortical synaptic potentials by presynaptic somatic membrane potential. Nature 441:761-5 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell; Axon;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Neocortex L5/6 pyramidal GLU cell;
Channel(s): I Na,t; I L high threshold; I A; I K; I M; I h; I K,Ca; I_AHP; I_KD;
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s): GabaA; AMPA; NMDA;
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s):
Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Action Potential Initiation; Detailed Neuronal Models; Action Potentials; Synaptic Integration;
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TITLE Slow Ca-dependent potassium current
:
:   Ca++ dependent K+ current IC responsible for slow AHP
:   Differential equations
:
:   Model based on a first order kinetic scheme
:
:      <closed> + n cai <-> <open>	(alpha,beta)
:
:   Following this model, the activation fct will be half-activated at 
:   a concentration of Cai = (beta/alpha)^(1/n) = cac (parameter)
:
:   The mod file is here written for the case n=2 (2 binding sites)
:   ---------------------------------------------
:
:   This current models the "slow" IK[Ca] (IAHP): 
:      - potassium current
:      - activated by intracellular calcium
:      - NOT voltage dependent
:
:   A minimal value for the time constant has been added
:
:   Ref: Destexhe et al., J. Neurophysiology 72: 803-818, 1994.
:
:   Modifications by Arthur Houweling for use in MyFirstNEURON


INDEPENDENT {t FROM 0 TO 1 WITH 1 (ms)}

NEURON {
	SUFFIX iAHP2
	USEION k READ ek WRITE ik
	USEION ca READ cai
        RANGE gkbar, m_inf, tau_m
	GLOBAL beta, cac
	RANGE ik
}


UNITS {
	(mA) = (milliamp)
	(mV) = (millivolt)
	(molar) = (1/liter)
	(mM) = (millimolar)
}


PARAMETER {
	v		(mV)
	celsius		(degC)
        dt              (ms)
	ek		(mV)
	cai		(mM)	
	gkbar	= .03	(mho/cm2)
:	gkbar	= .01	(mho/cm2)
	beta	= 0.03	(1/ms)		: backward rate constant
	cac	= 0.025	(mM)		: middle point of activation fct
	taumin	= 0.1	(ms)		: minimal value of the time cst
}


STATE {
	m
}

ASSIGNED {
	ik	(mA/cm2)
	m_inf
	tau_m	(ms)
	tadj
}

BREAKPOINT { 
	SOLVE states :METHOD euler
	ik = gkbar * m*m * (v - ek)
}

:DERIVATIVE states {
:       evaluate_fct(v,cai)
:
:       m'= (m_inf-m) / tau_m 
:}
  
PROCEDURE states() {
        evaluate_fct(v,cai)

        m= m + (1-exp(-dt/tau_m))*(m_inf-m)
}

UNITSOFF
INITIAL {
:
:  activation kinetics are assumed to be at 22 deg. C
:  Q10 is assumed to be 3
:
	tadj = 3 ^ ((celsius-22.0)/10)

	evaluate_fct(v,cai)
	m = m_inf
}

PROCEDURE evaluate_fct(v(mV),cai(mM)) {  LOCAL car

	car = (cai/cac)^2

	m_inf = car / ( 1 + car )
	tau_m = 1 / beta / (1 + car) / tadj

        if(tau_m < taumin) { tau_m = taumin } 	: min value of time cst
}
UNITSON