CA1 pyramidal neuron: as a 2-layer NN and subthreshold synaptic summation (Poirazi et al 2003)

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We developed a CA1 pyramidal cell model calibrated with a broad spectrum of in vitro data. Using simultaneous dendritic and somatic recordings, and combining results for two different response measures (peak vs. mean EPSP), two different stimulus formats (single shock vs. 50 Hz trains), and two different spatial integration conditions (within vs. between-branch summation), we found the cell's subthreshold responses to paired inputs are best described as a sum of nonlinear subunit responses, where the subunits correspond to different dendritic branches. In addition to suggesting a new type of experiment and providing testable predictions, our model shows how conclusions regarding synaptic arithmetic can be influenced by an array of seemingly innocuous experimental design choices.
References:
1 . Poirazi P, Brannon T, Mel BW (2003) Arithmetic of subthreshold synaptic summation in a model CA1 pyramidal cell. Neuron 37:977-87 [PubMed]
2 . Poirazi P, Brannon T, Mel BW (2003) Pyramidal neuron as two-layer neural network. Neuron 37:989-99 [PubMed]
3 . Poirazi P, Brannon T, Mel BW (2003ab-sup) Online Supplement: About the Model Neuron 37 Online:1-20
4 . Polsky A, Mel BW, Schiller J (2004) Computational subunits in thin dendrites of pyramidal cells. Nat Neurosci 7:621-7 [PubMed]
Model Information (Click on a link to find other models with that property)
Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Hippocampus CA1 pyramidal GLU cell;
Channel(s): I Na,p; I Na,t; I L high threshold; I T low threshold; I A; I K; I M; I h; I K,Ca; I Calcium;
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s): GabaA; GabaB; NMDA; Glutamate;
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s):
Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Action Potential Initiation; Activity Patterns; Dendritic Action Potentials; Active Dendrites; Influence of Dendritic Geometry; Detailed Neuronal Models; Action Potentials; Depression; Delay;
Implementer(s): Poirazi, Panayiota [poirazi at imbb.forth.gr];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  Hippocampus CA1 pyramidal GLU cell; GabaA; GabaB; NMDA; Glutamate; I Na,p; I Na,t; I L high threshold; I T low threshold; I A; I K; I M; I h; I K,Ca; I Calcium;
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CA1_multi
morphology
n123
apical-non-trunk-list.hoc *
apical-tip-list.hoc *
apical-tip-list-addendum.hoc *
apical-trunk-list.hoc *
axon-sec-list.hoc *
basal-paths.hoc *
basal-tree-list.hoc *
cell.hoc *
cell-analysis.hoc *
gabab-gabaa-uniform-ratio.hoc *
n123.hoc *
nmda-ampa-ratio.hoc *
oblique-paths.hoc *
peri-trunk-list.hoc *
soma-list.hoc *
                            
// This function loads all morphology-related files and templates that will 
// most probably be needed in the experiments to follow.
// written by Terrence Brannon, modified Yiota Poirazi, July 2001, poirazi@LNC.usc.edu

objref vRP, vAPEX

proc cell_analysis() {

  load_template("ObliquePath")
  load_template("BasalPath")

  forall insert d3   // mod file to enable 3-D mapping of each point along the cell

  $o1.defvar("Distance Calculation", "adjustment", "41.1", "This adjustment factor is supplied to the vector distance function so that distance calculations are measured at the cell body.")

  $o1.xopen_library("Terrence","vector-distance")

  vRP=new Vector()
  access  apical_dendrite[4]   // set point of reference (if adjustment=0). With adjustment factor = 41.1
  vcreate(vRP)                 // the point of reference is the soma

  vAPEX=new Vector()
  access apical_dendrite[92]  // set the apex point
  vcreate2(vAPEX,0.5)

  $o1.xopen_geometry_dependent("soma-list")
  $o1.xopen_geometry_dependent("axon-sec-list")
  $o1.xopen_geometry_dependent("basal-tree-list")
  $o1.xopen_geometry_dependent("apical-tip-list")
  $o1.xopen_geometry_dependent("apical-tip-list-addendum")
  $o1.xopen_geometry_dependent("apical-trunk-list")
  $o1.xopen_geometry_dependent("peri-trunk-list")
  $o1.xopen_geometry_dependent("apical-non-trunk-list")
  $o1.xopen_geometry_dependent("oblique-paths")
  $o1.xopen_geometry_dependent("basal-paths")
  //$o1.xopen_geometry_dependent("superlinear-apical-tip-list")
  
  //sprint($o1.syscmd, "mv soma-list.eps axon-sec-list.eps %s", $o1.generic_dir)
  //system($o1.syscmd)
  //sprint($o1.syscmd, "mv apical-tip-list.eps  %s", $o1.generic_dir)
  //system($o1.syscmd)
  //sprint($o1.syscmd, "mv apical-tip-list-addendum.eps  %s", $o1.generic_dir)
  //system($o1.syscmd)
  //sprint($o1.syscmd, "mv apical-trunk-list.eps %s", $o1.generic_dir)
  //system($o1.syscmd)
  //sprint($o1.syscmd, "mv apical-non-trunk-list.eps %s", $o1.generic_dir)
  //system($o1.syscmd)
  //sprint($o1.syscmd, "mv basal-tree-list.eps %s", $o1.generic_dir)
  //system($o1.syscmd)

}

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