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AOB mitral cell: persistent activity without feedback (Zylbertal et al., 2015)

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Persistent activity has been reported in many brain areas and is hypothesized to mediate working memory and emotional brain states and to rely upon network or biophysical feedback. Here we demonstrate a novel mechanism by which persistent neuronal activity can be generated without feedback, relying instead on the slow removal of Na+ from neurons following bursts of activity. This is a realistic conductance-based model that was constructed using the detailed morphology of a single typical accessory olfactory bulb (AOB) mitral cell for which the electrophysiological properties were characterized.
Reference:
1 . Zylbertal A, Kahan A, Ben-Shaul Y, Yarom Y, Wagner S (2015) Prolonged Intracellular Na+ Dynamics Govern Electrical Activity in Accessory Olfactory Bulb Mitral Cells. PLoS Biol 13:e1002319 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism: Olfactory bulb;
Cell Type(s): Olfactory bulb (accessory) mitral cell;
Channel(s): I Na,t; I K; I K,leak; I CAN; I Sodium; I Calcium; I Potassium; Na/Ca exchanger; Na/K pump; I Na, leak; Ca pump;
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s):
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s):
Simulation Environment: NEURON; Python;
Model Concept(s): Activity Patterns; Parameter Fitting; Working memory; Persistent activity; Olfaction;
Implementer(s): Zylbertal, Asaph [asaph.zylbertal at mail.huji.ac.il];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  I Na,t; I K; I K,leak; I CAN; I Sodium; I Calcium; I Potassium; Na/Ca exchanger; Na/K pump; I Na, leak; Ca pump;

"""
(C) Asaph Zylbertal 01.03.2015, HUJI, Jerusalem, Israel
Run the mitral cell used in the article and produce example figures (Fig 4, Fig 5A-C, Fig 6C)
"""


import neuron
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from scipy.signal import filtfilt

def draw_model (mitral_mod):
    inst_dat={}
    
    inst_dat['v']=[]
    inst_dat['t']=[]

    # run model until steady state is reached, save in mitral_mod.steady    
    mitral_mod.init_steady_state(mitral_mod.soma(0.5), min_slope=5e-9, init_run_chunk=2000.)        
       
    
    # run model for short current injections    
    for amp in [-0.06, -0.03, 0.03, 0.06, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.35]:
    
        mitral_mod.steady.restore()            
        mitral_mod.init_square_stim(amp)
        mitral_mod.init_recording(mitral_mod.soma(0.5)) 
        mitral_mod.run_model()
    
        outv=np.array(mitral_mod.rec_v)
        outt=np.array(mitral_mod.rec_t)
        mitral_mod.stop_recording()            
        inst_dat['v'].append(outv)
        inst_dat['t'].append(outt)

    del mitral_mod.steady 
    del mitral_mod.stim
    

    ######### short current injections figure (article Fig 4) ##########
    fig=plt.figure(figsize=(5.5, 12))
    pas=fig.add_subplot(7, 1, 1)
    pas.plot(inst_dat['t'][0]/1000., inst_dat['v'][0],'g')
    pas.plot(inst_dat['t'][1]/1000., inst_dat['v'][1],'g')

    plt.tick_params(axis='x', which='both', bottom='on', labelbottom='off')
    
    plt.ylim(-75., -30.)
    plt.title('Passive response')
    plt.ylabel('Vm (mV)')
    
        
    mod2=fig.add_subplot(7, 1, 2)
    mod2.plot(inst_dat['t'][2], inst_dat['v'][2],'g')
    plt.ylim(-75., 60.)
    plt.title('I=30pA')
    plt.ylabel('Vm (mV)')
    
    plt.tick_params(axis='x', which='both', bottom='on', labelbottom='off')
        
    mod3=fig.add_subplot(7, 1, 3)
    mod3.plot(inst_dat['t'][3], inst_dat['v'][3],'g')
    plt.ylim(-75., 60.)
    plt.title('I=60pA')
    plt.ylabel('Vm (mV)')
    
    plt.tick_params(axis='x', which='both', bottom='on', labelbottom='off')

    mod4=fig.add_subplot(7, 1, 4)
    mod4.plot(inst_dat['t'][4], inst_dat['v'][4],'g')
    plt.ylim(-75., 60.)
    plt.title('I=100pA')
    plt.ylabel('Vm (mV)')
    
    plt.tick_params(axis='x', which='both', bottom='on', labelbottom='off')

    mod5=fig.add_subplot(7, 1, 5)
    mod5.plot(inst_dat['t'][5], inst_dat['v'][5],'g')
    plt.ylim(-75., 60.)
    plt.title('I=150pA')
    plt.ylabel('Vm (mV)')
    
    plt.tick_params(axis='x', which='both', bottom='on', labelbottom='off')

    mod6=fig.add_subplot(7, 1, 6)
    mod6.plot(inst_dat['t'][6], inst_dat['v'][6],'g')
    plt.ylim(-75., 60.)
    plt.title('I=200pA')
    plt.ylabel('Vm (mV)')
    
    plt.tick_params(axis='x', which='both', bottom='on', labelbottom='off')

    mod7=fig.add_subplot(7, 1, 7)
    mod7.plot(inst_dat['t'][7], inst_dat['v'][7],'g')
    plt.ylim(-75., 60.)
    plt.title('I=350pA')
    plt.xlabel('t (s)')
    plt.ylabel('Vm (mV)')
        
    
    ################



    four_spikes_frame_time=20.
    trains_frame_time=80.
    four_spikes_sim_time=15000
    trains_sim_time=60000
    
    # record "fluorescence" from tuft #1
    recording_comp=mitral_mod.tuft1(0.5)
    
    inst_dat={}            
    inst_dat['f']=[]
    inst_dat['v']=[]
    inst_dat['t']=[]
    inst_dat['i']=[]
    
    init_run_time=1500000
    

    ######### pump and exchanger current figure (article figure 6C) #########

    plt.figure()
    
    ca_pump_current=mitral_mod.init_vec_recording(mitral_mod.tuft1(0.5)._ref_ica_pmp_cadp)
    ca_ncx_rate=mitral_mod.init_vec_recording(mitral_mod.tuft1(0.5)._ref_rate_ncx)
    

    
    for freq in [1., 15., 30.]:

        if freq==1.:            
            # when the frequency is 1Hz (only four spikes) clamp to -55mV and inject -0.03nA during IC epoch (like the real experiment)       
            (t, ih, fl, v)=hybrid_clamp(mitral_mod,init_run_time, 3800-140,4400,4000,4000,freq/1000, 1,7.,four_spikes_sim_time,-55,6,-0.03, return_fluor=True, fluor_comp=recording_comp)
        else:
                
            # when the frequency is 15Hz or 30Hz clamp to -70mV and inject -0.06nA during IC epoch (like the real experiment)       
            (t, ih, fl, v)=hybrid_clamp(mitral_mod,init_run_time, 3800-140,4400,4000,4000,freq/1000, 1,7.,trains_sim_time,-70,6,-0.06, return_fluor=True, fluor_comp=recording_comp)
            
        
        outt=np.array(t)
        outf=np.array(fl)
        outv=np.array(v)
        
        if not freq==1:
            outi=np.array(ih)
            inst_dat['i'].append(outi)
            
        inst_dat['t'].append(outt)
        inst_dat['f'].append(outf)
        inst_dat['v'].append(outv)
        measure_frame_time=trains_frame_time/100
        
        if freq>1:
            interp_block_ca_pump_current=np.interp(np.arange(0,trains_sim_time+init_run_time,measure_frame_time), outt, np.array(ca_pump_current))[(init_run_time/measure_frame_time):]
            interp_block_ca_ncx_current=-2*np.interp(np.arange(0,trains_sim_time+init_run_time,measure_frame_time), outt, np.array(ca_ncx_rate))[(init_run_time/measure_frame_time):]

            measures_t=np.arange(0, trains_sim_time, measure_frame_time)

            if freq==30:  

                plt.plot(measures_t*1e-3 , interp_block_ca_pump_current*1e3, 'r')
                plt.plot(measures_t*1e-3 , interp_block_ca_ncx_current*1e3, 'g')
                plt.plot(measures_t*1e-3 , (interp_block_ca_ncx_current+interp_block_ca_pump_current)*1e3, 'b')
                plt.plot([0, 50], [0, 0], '--k')
                plt.xlim(0, 50)
                plt.ylim(-1., 1.)
                plt.title('Ca2+ pump and exchanger currents')
                plt.legend(('Ca2+ pump', 'Na+ - Ca2+ exchanger', 'Total'))
                plt.xlabel('t (sec)')
                plt.ylabel(r'$\mu A/cm^2$')

                
                
    
    
    ########## four spikes fluorescence figure (article figure 5A) #############
    
    plt.figure()

    interp_block=interp_f_result(inst_dat, four_spikes_sim_time, init_run_time, four_spikes_frame_time, 0, 0, mitral_mod.params['filt_order'], mitral_mod.params['time_shift'])
    plt.plot(np.arange(0,four_spikes_sim_time,four_spikes_frame_time)*1e-3, interp_block, 'b', linewidth=2.0)
    plt.xlabel('t (sec)')
    plt.ylabel('df/f')
    plt.title('Tuft fluorescence - 1Hz spiking')

    ########### 15Hz and 30Hz fluorescence and current figure (article figure 5B-C) ##########
    fig2=plt.figure(figsize=(14, 5))

    subfig=[0]*2
    subfig[0]=fig2.add_subplot(1, 2, 1)
    interp_block=interp_f_result(inst_dat, trains_sim_time, init_run_time, trains_frame_time, 1, 1, mitral_mod.params['filt_order'], mitral_mod.params['time_shift'])
    subfig[0].plot(np.arange(0, trains_sim_time, trains_frame_time)/1000., filtfilt(np.ones(5)/5, [1], interp_block), 'g', linewidth=2.0)
    
    interp_block=interp_f_result(inst_dat, trains_sim_time, init_run_time, trains_frame_time, 2, 2, mitral_mod.params['filt_order'], mitral_mod.params['time_shift'])
    subfig[0].plot(np.arange(0, trains_sim_time, trains_frame_time)/1000., filtfilt(np.ones(5)/5, [1], interp_block), 'r', linewidth=2.0)

    subfig[0].legend(('15Hz', '30Hz'))
    plt.xlabel('t (sec)')
    plt.ylabel('df/f')
    plt.title('Tuft fluorescence')
    
    subfig[1]=fig2.add_subplot(1, 2, 2)
    interp_block= interp_i_result(inst_dat, trains_sim_time, init_run_time, trains_frame_time, 1, 0)
    subfig[1].plot(np.arange(0, trains_sim_time, trains_frame_time)/1000., interp_block, 'g', linewidth=2.0)

    interp_block=interp_i_result(inst_dat, trains_sim_time, init_run_time, trains_frame_time, 2, 1)
    subfig[1].plot(np.arange(0, trains_sim_time, trains_frame_time)/1000., interp_block, 'r', linewidth=2.0)

    subfig[1].legend(('15Hz', '30Hz'))
    plt.xlabel('t (sec)')
    plt.ylabel('I (nC)')
    plt.title('Current recorded in the soma')

    plt.show()

 
def hybrid_clamp(inst, init_run_time, ic_delay, ic_duration, train_delay, train_duration, freq, amp, pulse_duration, sim_time, v_clamp, rs, dc=0.0, return_fluor=False, clamp_vec=None, clamp_t=None, fluor_comp=None):

    """
    run hybrid clamp experiment in the model:
    ----------------------------------------------
    inst - model cell instance
    init_run_time - initialization run time (how long to run to achieve steady state values in all state variables)
    ic_delay - delay before switch to from VC to IC
    ic_duration - duration of IC epoch
    train_delay - delay before pulse train injection
    train_duration - duration of the injected pulse train
    freq - pulse frequency
    amp - pulse amplitude
    pulse_duration - duration of each pulse in the train
    sim_tim - simulation duration (after initialization run)
    v_clamp - voltage to clamp to during VC
    rs - series resistance
    dc - DC current injection during IC epoch
    return_fluor (boolean) - should the function return simulated fluorescence data?
    clamp_vec - vector of command voltage (if not constant)
    clamp_t - time stamps for clamp_vec
    fluo_comp - compartment to read simulated fluorescence from (default=soma)
    """
    
    

    
    if fluor_comp==None:
        fluor_comp=inst.soma(0.5)
        
    t=inst.init_vec_recording(neuron.h._ref_t)
    
    hc=neuron.h.hybrid(inst.soma(0.5))
    i_hybrid=inst.init_vec_recording(hc._ref_i)
    v=inst.init_vec_recording(inst.tuft1(0.5)._ref_v)
    if return_fluor:    
        fl=inst.init_vec_recording(fluor_comp.cadp._ref_f)
    inst.init_train_stim(train_delay+init_run_time, train_duration, freq, pulse_duration, amp, 0.0, limit_dc=True)
    dcstim=neuron.h.IClamp(inst.soma(0.5))
    dcstim.delay=ic_delay+init_run_time
    dcstim.dur=ic_duration
    dcstim.amp=dc
    
    hc.rs=rs
    hc.delay=ic_delay+init_run_time
    hc.dur=ic_duration
    hc.tot_dur=sim_time+init_run_time
    
    if clamp_vec==None:
        hc.vc_amp=v_clamp
    else:
        stimv_vec=neuron.h.Vector(clamp_vec)
        t_vec=neuron.h.Vector(clamp_t)
        stimv_vec.play(hc._ref_vc_amp, t_vec)        

    
    if inst.cv.active()==1:
        inst.cv.re_init()      
    
    neuron.h.finitialize(v_clamp)
    neuron.h.fcurrent()
    neuron.run(sim_time+init_run_time)
    del inst.stim
    del hc
    del dcstim
    
    if return_fluor:
        return (t, i_hybrid, fl, v)
    else:
        return (t, i_hybrid,v)
        
def interp_f_result(inst_dat, sim_time, init_time, frame_time, t_num, f_num, filt_order, time_shift):

    """
    Interpolate and process fluorescence result
    """    
    
    interp_block=np.interp(np.arange(0,sim_time+init_time,frame_time), inst_dat['t'][t_num], inst_dat['f'][f_num])[(init_time/frame_time):]
    interp_block=df_f(interp_block)
    interp_block=filtfilt(np.ones(filt_order)/filt_order, [1], interp_block)
    origin_len=len(interp_block)        
    interp_block=np.concatenate([np.zeros(time_shift/frame_time), interp_block])
    interp_block=interp_block[0:origin_len]
    return interp_block    

def interp_i_result(inst_dat, sim_time, init_time, frame_time, t_num, i_num):

    """
    Interpolate current result
    """
    
    interp_block=np.interp(np.arange(0,sim_time+init_time,frame_time), inst_dat['t'][t_num], inst_dat['i'][i_num])[(init_time/frame_time):]
    return interp_block-np.mean(interp_block[0:3000/frame_time])

def df_f(f_vec):
    f_rest=np.mean(f_vec[0:10])
    return (f_vec-f_rest)/f_rest
    

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