CA1 pyr cell: Inhibitory modulation of spatial selectivity+phase precession (Grienberger et al 2017)

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Spatially uniform synaptic inhibition enhances spatial selectivity and temporal coding in CA1 place cells by suppressing broad out-of-field excitation.
Reference:
1 . Grienberger C, Milstein AD, Bittner KC, Romani S, Magee JC (2017) Inhibitory suppression of heterogeneously tuned excitation enhances spatial coding in CA1 place cells. Nat Neurosci 20:417-426 [PubMed]
Model Information (Click on a link to find other models with that property)
Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell; Realistic Network;
Brain Region(s)/Organism: Hippocampus;
Cell Type(s): Hippocampus CA1 pyramidal GLU cell;
Channel(s):
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s): NMDA;
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s):
Simulation Environment: NEURON; Python;
Model Concept(s): Active Dendrites; Detailed Neuronal Models; Place cell/field; Synaptic Integration; Short-term Synaptic Plasticity; Spatial Navigation; Feature selectivity;
Implementer(s): Milstein, Aaron D. [aaronmil at stanford.edu];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  Hippocampus CA1 pyramidal GLU cell; NMDA;
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GrienbergerEtAl2017
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batch_place_cell_r_inp.sh
batch_place_cell_record_i_syn.sh
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batch_place_cell_subtr_inh_vclamp.sh
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build_expected_EPSP_reference.sh
build_expected_EPSP_reference_controller.py
build_expected_EPSP_reference_engine.py
consolidate_i_syn_files.py
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function_lib.py
optimize_AMPA_KIN.py
optimize_dendritic_excitability_020416.py
optimize_GABA_A_KIN.py
optimize_NMDA_KIN2.py
parallel_branch_cooperativity.sh
parallel_branch_cooperativity_no_nmda.sh
parallel_clustered_branch_cooperativity_nmda_controller_110315.py
parallel_clustered_branch_cooperativity_nmda_engine_110315.py
parallel_EPSP_attenuation_controller.py
parallel_EPSP_attenuation_engine.py
parallel_EPSP_i_attenuation_controller.py
parallel_EPSP_i_attenuation_engine.py
parallel_expected_EPSP_controller.py
parallel_expected_EPSP_engine.py
parallel_optimize_branch_cooperativity.sh
parallel_optimize_branch_cooperativity_nmda_kin3_controller.py
parallel_optimize_branch_cooperativity_nmda_kin3_engine.py
parallel_optimize_EPSP_amp_controller.py
parallel_optimize_EPSP_amp_engine.py
parallel_optimize_pr.sh
parallel_optimize_pr_controller_020116.py
parallel_optimize_pr_engine_020116.py
parallel_rinp_controller.py
parallel_rinp_engine.py
parallel_spine_attenuation_ratio_controller.py
parallel_spine_attenuation_ratio_engine.py
plot_channel_distributions.py
plot_NMDAR_kinetics.py
plot_results.py
plot_spine_traces.py
plot_synaptic_conductance_facilitation.py
process_i_syn_files.py
record_bAP_attenuation.py
simulate_place_cell_no_precession.py
simulate_place_cell_single_compartment.py
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simulate_place_cell_subtr_inh.py
simulate_place_cell_subtr_inh_add_noise.py
simulate_place_cell_subtr_inh_add_noise_no_na.py
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simulate_place_cell_subtr_inh_rec_i_syn.py
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simulate_place_cell_subtr_inh_vclamp.py
specify_cells.py
                            
__author__ = 'Aaron D. Milstein'
from specify_cells import *
import random
import os
from ipyparallel import interactive
"""
Builds a cell locally so each engine is ready to receive jobs one at a time, specified by a list of indexes
corresponding to which synapses to stimulate.
"""

morph_filename = 'EB2-late-bifurcation.swc'

mech_filename = '043016 Type A - km2_NMDA_KIN5_Pr'

rec_filename = 'output'+datetime.datetime.today().strftime('%m%d%Y%H%M')+'-pid'+str(os.getpid())

#NMDA_type = 'NMDA_KIN2'
NMDA_type = 'NMDA_KIN3'
gmax = 0.00313  # 0.0003  # placeholder for optimization parameter, must be pushed to each engine on each iteration
gamma = 0.062
Kd = 3.57
kin_scale = 3.
interp_dt = 0.01

@interactive
def stim_actual(spine_indexes):
    """
    Called by controller, mapped to each engine. Sequentially activates spines specified by a list of indexes and saves
    the resulting output to a file.
    :param spine_indexes: list of int
    :return: str
    """
    sim.parameters['syn_indexes'] = []
    for i, index in enumerate(spine_indexes):
        spine = spine_list[index]
        syn = spine.synapses[0]
        syn.target(NMDA_type).gmax = gmax
        syn.target(NMDA_type).gamma = gamma
        syn.target(NMDA_type).Kd = Kd
        syn.target(NMDA_type).kin_scale = kin_scale
        spike_times = h.Vector([equilibrate + 0.3 * i])
        syn.source.play(spike_times)
        sim.parameters['syn_indexes'].append(spine.index)
    start_time = time.time()
    sim.run(v_init)
    with h5py.File(data_dir+rec_filename+'.hdf5', 'a') as f:
        sim.export_to_file(f, len(spine_indexes))
    for index in spine_indexes:
        spine = spine_list[index]
        syn = spine.synapses[0]
        syn.source.play(h.Vector())
    print 'Process: %i stimulated %i synapses in %i s with gmax: %.3E' % (os.getpid(), len(spine_indexes),
                                                                          time.time() - start_time, gmax)
    return rec_filename


@interactive
def stim_expected(spine_index):
    """
    Called by controller, mapped to each engine. Activates a single spine specified by an index and saves the
    resulting output to a file.
    :param spine_index: int
    :return: str
    """
    spine = spine_list[spine_index]
    syn = spine.synapses[0]
    syn.target(NMDA_type).gmax = gmax
    syn.target(NMDA_type).gamma = gamma
    syn.target(NMDA_type).Kd = Kd
    syn.target(NMDA_type).kin_scale = kin_scale
    spike_times = h.Vector([equilibrate])
    syn.source.play(spike_times)
    sim.parameters['spine_index'] = spine.index
    start_time = time.time()
    sim.run(v_init)
    with h5py.File(data_dir+rec_filename+'.hdf5', 'a') as f:
        sim.export_to_file(f, spine_index)
    syn.source.play(h.Vector())
    print 'Process: %i stimulated spine: %i in %i s with gmax: %.3E' % (os.getpid(), spine.index,
                                                                        time.time() - start_time, gmax)
    return rec_filename


equilibrate = 250.  # time to steady-state
duration = 450.
v_init = -67.
syn_types = ['AMPA_KIN', NMDA_type]

cell = CA1_Pyr(morph_filename, mech_filename, full_spines=True)
cell.zero_na()

# these synapses will not be used, but must be inserted for inheritance of synaptic parameters from trunk
for branch in cell.trunk:
    for spine in branch.spines:
        syn = Synapse(cell, spine, syn_types, stochastic=0)

# choose a distal apical oblique branch that has > 25 spines within 30 um, choose spines near the middle of the branch
spine_list = []
for branch in (apical for apical in cell.apical if cell.get_distance_to_node(cell.tree.root,
            cell.get_dendrite_origin(apical)) >= 100. and
                cell.get_distance_to_node(cell.get_dendrite_origin(apical), apical, loc=1.) >= 80.):
    spine_list = [spine for spine in branch.spines if
                  30. <= cell.get_distance_to_node(cell.get_dendrite_origin(branch), spine, loc=0.) <= 60.]
    if len(spine_list) > 25:
        #print 'branch', branch.name, 'has', len(spine_list), 'spines within 30 um'
        for spine in spine_list:
            syn = Synapse(cell, spine, syn_types, stochastic=0)
        break
if not spine_list:
    raise Exception('Could not find a branch that satisfies the specified requirements.')
cell.init_synaptic_mechanisms()

local_random = random.Random()
local_random.seed(branch.index)
local_random.shuffle(spine_list)
sim = QuickSim(duration, verbose=0)
sim.parameters['equilibrate'] = equilibrate
sim.parameters['duration'] = duration
sim.parameters['path_type'] = branch.type
sim.parameters['path_index'] = branch.index

sim.append_rec(cell, cell.get_dendrite_origin(branch), description='trunk', loc=1.)
sim.append_rec(cell, branch, description='branch')
spine = spine_list[0]
sim.append_rec(cell, spine, object=spine.synapses[0].target(NMDA_type), param='_ref_g', description='NMDA_g')

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