Thalamic neuron: Modeling rhythmic neuronal activity (Meuth et al. 2005)


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The authors use an in vitro cell model of a single acutely isolated thalamic neuron in the NEURON simulation environment to address and discuss questions in an undergraduate course. Topics covered include passive electrical properties, composition of action potentials, trains of action potentials, multicompartment modeling, and research topics. The paper includes detailed instructions on how to run the simulations in the appendix.
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1 . Meuth P, Meuth SG, Jacobi D, Broicher T, Pape HC, Budde T (2005) Get the Rhythm: Modeling Neuronal Activity Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education (JUNE) 4(1):A1-A11
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Thalamus geniculate nucleus (lateral) principal neuron;
Channel(s): I Na,t; I L high threshold; I T low threshold; I A; I K; I h;
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Simulation Environment: NEURON (web link to model);
Model Concept(s): Bursting; Tutorial/Teaching; Action Potentials;
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Meuth P, Meuth SG, Jacobi D, Broicher T, Pape HC, Budde T (2005) Get the Rhythm: Modeling Neuronal Activity Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education (JUNE) 4(1):A1-A11

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