Synaptic information transfer in computer models of neocortical columns (Neymotin et al. 2010)

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"... We sought to measure how the activity of the network alters information flow from inputs to output patterns. Information handling by the network reflected the degree of internal connectivity. ... With greater connectivity strength, the recurrent network translated activity and information due to contribution of activity from intrinsic network dynamics. ... At still higher internal synaptic strength, the network corrupted the external information, producing a state where little external information came through. The association of increased information retrieved from the network with increased gamma power supports the notion of gamma oscillations playing a role in information processing."
Reference:
1 . Neymotin SA, Jacobs KM, Fenton AA, Lytton WW (2011) Synaptic information transfer in computer models of neocortical columns. J Comput Neurosci 30:69-84 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Realistic Network;
Brain Region(s)/Organism: Neocortex;
Cell Type(s): Neocortex L5/6 pyramidal GLU cell; Neocortex L2/3 pyramidal GLU cell; Neocortex V1 interneuron basket PV GABA cell; Neocortex fast spiking (FS) interneuron; Neocortex spiny stellate cell; Neocortex spiking regular (RS) neuron; Neocortex spiking low threshold (LTS) neuron;
Channel(s): I Na,t; I A; I K;
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s): GabaA; AMPA; NMDA;
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s):
Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Activity Patterns; Information transfer;
Implementer(s): Lytton, William [bill.lytton at downstate.edu]; Neymotin, Sam [Samuel.Neymotin at nki.rfmh.org];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  Neocortex L5/6 pyramidal GLU cell; Neocortex L2/3 pyramidal GLU cell; Neocortex V1 interneuron basket PV GABA cell; GabaA; AMPA; NMDA; I Na,t; I A; I K;
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: $Id: misc.mod,v 1.23 2007/12/07 21:46:51 billl Exp $

COMMENT
Misc. routines:
sassign() // assign a string from system
dassign()// assign a double
nokill() // chatch SIGHUP
prtime() // gives date/time
fspitchar(c,file) // sends single char to a file
spitchar(c)       // sends single char to stdout: eg c=1 => ^A
file_exist(file) // returns 1 if filename exists
hocgetc(file) // get single char from a file

  Note that with a SUFFIX equal to "nothing" these functions do not
have a suffix in hoc.  Thus to call sassign() in hoc use simply type
"sassign()" <- without the quotes.

    file_exist(filename)
        - returns 1 if filename exists

    sassign()  (string assign, written by Bill Lytton)
        - This routine is used to set a string in Hoc to something that has
          been returned by a system call.  sassign("name","shell_call ...")
          will produce a file called "sassign" in the cwd that will contain
          a hoc call that sets string 'name' to the result of shell_call 
          which should be a string.
        
    dassign()  (double assign, written and used by Bill Lytton)
        - This routine is used to set a variable in Hoc to something that has
          been returned by a system call.  sassign("name","shell_call ...")
          will produce a file called "dassign" in the cwd that will contain
          a hoc call that sets variable 'name' to the result of shell_call 
          which should be a number.

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

NEURON {
    SUFFIX nothing
}

VERBATIM
#include <unistd.h>     /* F_OK     */
#include <errno.h>      /* errno    */
#include <signal.h>
#include <sys/types.h>         /* MUST REMEMBER THIS */
#include <time.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include "misc.h"
extern int hoc_is_tempobj(int narg);
ENDVERBATIM

:* FUNCTION file_exist()
FUNCTION file_exist() {
VERBATIM
    /* Returns TRUE if file exists, if file not exist the need to reset
       errno else will get a nrnoc error.  Seems to be a problem even
       if I don't include <errno.h> */

    char *filename;

    filename = gargstr(1);

    if (*filename && !access(filename, F_OK)) {
        _lfile_exist = 1;

    } else {
        /* Errno set to 2 when file not found */
        errno = 0;

        _lfile_exist = 0;
    }
ENDVERBATIM
}

FUNCTION istmpobj () {
VERBATIM
  _listmpobj=hoc_is_tempobj_arg(1);
ENDVERBATIM  
}

:* PROCEDURE sassign()
PROCEDURE sassign() {
VERBATIM
    FILE *pipein;
    char string[BUFSIZ], **strname, *syscall;

    strname = hoc_pgargstr(1);
    syscall = gargstr(2);

    if( !(pipein = popen(syscall, "r"))) {
        fprintf(stderr,"System call failed\n");
        return 0;
    }
    
    if (fgets(string,BUFSIZ,pipein) == NULL) {
        fprintf(stderr,"System call did not return a string\n");
        pclose(pipein);
        return 0;
    }

    /*  assign_hoc_str(strname, string, 0); */
    hoc_assign_str(strname, string);

    pclose(pipein);
    errno = 0;
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* PROCEDURE dassign() 
PROCEDURE dassign() {
VERBATIM
    FILE *pipein, *outfile;
    char *strname, *syscall;
    double num;

    strname = gargstr(1);
    syscall = gargstr(2);

    if ( !(outfile = fopen("dassign","w"))) {
        fprintf(stderr,"Can't open output file dassign\n");
        return 0;
    }

    if( !(pipein = popen(syscall, "r"))) {
        fprintf(stderr,"System call failed\n");
        fclose(outfile);
        return 0;
    }
    
    if (fscanf(pipein,"%lf",&num) != 1) {
        fprintf(stderr,"System call did not return a number\n");
        fclose(outfile);
        pclose(pipein);
        return 0;
    }

    fprintf(outfile,"%s=%g\n",strname,num);
    fprintf(outfile,"system(\"rm dassign\")\n");

    fclose(outfile); pclose(pipein);
    errno = 0;
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* PROCEDURE nokill() 
: nohup
PROCEDURE nokill() {
VERBATIM
  signal(SIGHUP, SIG_IGN);
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* FUNCTION prtime()
FUNCTION prtime () {
VERBATIM
_lprtime = clock();
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* FUNCTION now ()
FUNCTION now () {
VERBATIM
  _lnow = time((time_t*)0);
  _lnow -= (12784) * 24*60*60; // time from the Epoch to 01/01/05
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* PROCEDURE sleepfor ()
PROCEDURE sleepfor (sec) {
VERBATIM
  struct timespec ts;
  ts.tv_sec = (time_t)_lsec;
  ts.tv_nsec = (long)0;
  nanosleep(&ts,(struct timespec*)0);
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* PROCEDURE spitchar
PROCEDURE spitchar(c) {
VERBATIM
{	
  printf("%c", (int)_lc);
}
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* PROCEDURE spitchar
VERBATIM
static char *pmlc;
ENDVERBATIM

PROCEDURE mymalloc(sz) {
VERBATIM
{ 
  size_t x,y;
  x=(size_t)_lsz;
  pmlc=(char *)malloc(x);
  printf("Did %ld: %x\n",x,pmlc);
  y=(unsigned int)_lsz-1;
  pmlc[y]=(char)97;
  printf("WRITE/READ 'a': "); 
  printf("%c\n",pmlc[y]);
  if (ifarg(2)) free(pmlc); else printf("Use unmalloc() to free memory\n");
}
ENDVERBATIM
}

PROCEDURE unmalloc() {
VERBATIM
  free(pmlc);
ENDVERBATIM
}

:* FUNCTION hocgetc
FUNCTION hocgetc() {
VERBATIM
{	
  FILE* f;
  f = hoc_obj_file_arg(1);
  _lhocgetc = (double)getc(f);
}
ENDVERBATIM
}

PROCEDURE pwd() {
  VERBATIM
  {char cwd[1000],cmd[1200];
  getcwd(cwd, 1000);
  sprintf(cmd, "execute1(\"strdef cwd\")\n");         hoc_oc(cmd);
  sprintf(cmd, "execute1(\"cwd=\\\"%s\\\"\")\n",cwd); hoc_oc(cmd);
  }
  ENDVERBATIM
}