AP back-prop. explains threshold variability and rapid rise (McCormick et al. 2007, Yu et al. 2008)

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This simple axon-soma model explained how the rapid rising phase in the somatic spike is derived from the propagated axon initiated spike, and how the somatic spike threshold variance is affected by spike propagation.
References:
1 . McCormick DA, Shu Y, Yu Y (2007) Neurophysiology: Hodgkin and Huxley model--still standing? Nature 445:E1-2; discussion E2-3 [PubMed]
2 . Yu Y, Shu Y, McCormick DA (2008) Cortical action potential backpropagation explains spike threshold variability and rapid-onset kinetics. J Neurosci 28:7260-72 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell; Axon;
Brain Region(s)/Organism: Neocortex;
Cell Type(s): Neocortex L5/6 pyramidal GLU cell; Neocortex L2/3 pyramidal GLU cell;
Channel(s): I Na,t; I L high threshold; I T low threshold; I A; I K; I M; I h; I K,Ca; I_AHP;
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s): GabaA; NMDA;
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s):
Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Action Potential Initiation; Detailed Neuronal Models;
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Search NeuronDB for information about:  Neocortex L5/6 pyramidal GLU cell; Neocortex L2/3 pyramidal GLU cell; GabaA; NMDA; I Na,t; I L high threshold; I T low threshold; I A; I K; I M; I h; I K,Ca; I_AHP;
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Rapid_rising_somatic_spike_soma_axon.hoc
                            
TITLE slow Ca-dependent potassium current (AHP-current)

COMMENT
        *********************************************
        reference:      McCormick, Wang & Huguenard (1993) 
			Cerebral Cortex 3(5), 387-398
        found in:       bullfrog sympathetic ganglion cells
        *********************************************
	Assembled for MyFirstNEURON by Arthur Houweling
ENDCOMMENT

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

NEURON {
	SUFFIX iAHP
	USEION k READ ek WRITE ik
	USEION ca READ cai
        RANGE gkbar, m_inf, tau_m, ik
}

UNITS {
	(mA) = (milliamp)
	(mV) = (millivolt)
	(mM) = (milli/liter)
}

PARAMETER {
	v		(mV)
	celsius		(degC)
	dt		(ms)
	ek		(mV)
	cai		(mM)
	gkbar= 0.000807	(mho/cm2)
:	gkbar= 0.000207	(mho/cm2)
}

STATE {
	m
}

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

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

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

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

UNITSOFF
INITIAL {
	tadj = 3^((celsius-23.5)/10)
	rates(v,cai)
	m = m_inf
}

PROCEDURE rates( v(mV), cai(mM)) {  LOCAL a,b
	a = 1200 * cai^2
	b = 0.001
	tau_m = 1/(a+b) / tadj
        m_inf = a/(a+b)
}
UNITSON

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