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LGMD with 3D morphology and active dendrites (Dewell & Gabbiani 2018)

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Accession:195666
This is a model of the locust LGMD looming sensitive neuron from Dewell & Gabbiani 2018. The morphology was constructed based on 2-photon imaging, and active conductances throughout the neuron were based on sharp electrode recordings in vivo.
Reference:
1 . Dewell RB, Gabbiani F (2018) Biophysics of object segmentation in a collision-detecting neuron. Elife [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Locust Lobula Giant Movement Detector (LGMD) neuron;
Channel(s): I M; I h; Ca pump; I K,Ca; I T low threshold; I_KD;
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Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Active Dendrites; Synaptic Integration; Spatio-temporal Activity Patterns; Vision;
Implementer(s): Dewell, Richard Burkett [dewell at bcm.edu]; Gabbiani, F;
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load_file("stdlib.hoc")
load_file("stdrun.hoc")

/* --- Initialize Global NEURON Settings --- */
secondorder=2		// sets the time integration method
v_init = -65		// initial membrane potential
dt = 0.025			// time step of simulations (in ms)
t = 0				// Neuron time (ms)
realtime = 0		// real world time since simulation start
steps_per_ms = 10	// number of points to plot
screen_update_invl = 0.1	// how often to update plots

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