Simulations of motor unit discharge patterns (Powers et al. 2011)

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" ... To estimate the potential contributions of PIC (Persistent Inward Current) activation and synaptic input patterns to motor unit discharge patterns, we examined the responses of a set of cable motoneuron models to different patterns of excitatory and inhibitory inputs. The models were first tuned to approximate the current- and voltage-clamp responses of low- and medium-threshold spinal motoneurons studied in decerebrate cats and then driven with different patterns of excitatory and inhibitory inputs. The responses of the models to excitatory inputs reproduced a number of features of human motor unit discharge. However, the pattern of rate modulation was strongly influenced by the temporal and spatial pattern of concurrent inhibitory inputs. Thus, even though PIC activation is likely to exert a strong influence on firing rate modulation, PIC activation in combination with different patterns of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic inputs can produce a wide variety of motor unit discharge patterns."
Reference:
1 . Powers RK, Elbasiouny SM, Rymer WZ, Heckman CJ (2012) Contribution of intrinsic properties and synaptic inputs to motoneuron discharge patterns: a simulation study. J Neurophysiol 107:808-23 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Spinal cord lumbar motor neuron alpha ACh cell;
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Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Activity Patterns; Bursting; Action Potentials;
Implementer(s): Powers, Randy [rkpowers at u.washington.edu];
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FRcablepas.hoc
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FRMotoneuronNaHH.hoc
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vrampdel.hoc
                            
TITLE Potassium Delayed Rectifier Channel
	:This channel is a Voltage Dependent Potassium Channel
	: and will create a current (ik) based on the voltage 
	:Simplied by RKP 3/22/07 to exlude references to different
	: parts of Bob's split dendrite model

UNITS {
	(mV) = (millivolt)
	(mA) = (milliamp)
	(S) = (siemens)
}

NEURON {
	SUFFIX kdrRL
	USEION k READ ek WRITE ik
	RANGE ik, g, gMax
	GLOBAL  mVh,mslp, tVh, tslp, tmin,taumax
}

PARAMETER {
	gMax = 0.1 (S/cm2)
	mVh = -25 (mV)
	mslp = 20 (mV)
	tVh = -39 (mV)			
	tslp = 5.5 (mV)			
	tmin = 1.4 (ms)		
	taumax = 11.9(ms)
}			

ASSIGNED {
	v   (mV)
	ek  (mV)
	ik  (mA/cm2)
	g   (S/cm2)
	mtau (ms)
	minf
}

STATE {
	m
}

INITIAL {
	rate(v)
	m = minf
}

BREAKPOINT {
	SOLVE state METHOD cnexp
	g = gMax * m^4
	ik = g*(v - ek)
}

DERIVATIVE state {
	rate(v)
	m' = (minf - m)/mtau
}

PROCEDURE rate(v (mV)) {
	LOCAL b, f TABLE minf,mtau 
	DEPEND mVh,mslp,tVh,tslp,tmin,taumax 
	FROM -100 TO 100 WITH 200

	b = exp((v - tVh)/tslp)
	f = (1 + b)^2
	
	minf = 1/(1+exp(-(v-mVh)/mslp))
	mtau = tmin + taumax*b/f
}