MyFirstNEURON (Houweling, Sejnowski 1997)

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MyFirstNEURON is a NEURON demo by Arthur Houweling and Terry Sejnowski. Perform experiments from the book 'Electrophysiology of the Neuron, A Companion to Shepherd's Neurobiology, An Interactive Tutorial' by John Huguenard & David McCormick, Oxford University Press 1997, or design your own one or two cell simulation.
References:
1 . Huguenard J, McCormick DA, Shepherd GM (1997) Electrophysiology of the Neuron, A Companion to Shepherd's Neurobiology, An Interactive Tutorial. Electrophysiology of the Neuron
2 . Houweling AR, Sejnowski TJ (1997) Personal communication from Arthur Houweling.
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):
Channel(s): I Na,t; I L high threshold; I T low threshold; I A; I K; I M; I K,Ca; I CAN; I Sodium; I Calcium; I Potassium;
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s): GabaA; GabaB; AMPA; NMDA;
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s):
Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Action Potential Initiation; Activity Patterns; Bursting; Ion Channel Kinetics; Temporal Pattern Generation; Oscillations; Parameter Fitting; Detailed Neuronal Models; Tutorial/Teaching; Action Potentials; Sleep; Calcium dynamics;
Implementer(s): Houweling, Arthur [Arthur at Salk.edu];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  GabaA; GabaB; AMPA; NMDA; I Na,t; I L high threshold; I T low threshold; I A; I K; I M; I K,Ca; I CAN; I Sodium; I Calcium; I Potassium;
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MyFirstNEURON
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TITLE Hodgkin-Huxley like sodium, potassium, and leak channels

COMMENT
        *********************************************
        reference:      McCormick & Huguenard (1992) 
			J.Neurophysiology 68(4), 1384-1400
        found in:       cortical pyramidal cells
        *********************************************
        Assembled for MyFirstNEURON by Arthur Houweling
ENDCOMMENT

INDEPENDENT {t FROM 0 TO 1 WITH 1 (ms)}

UNITS {
        (mA) = (milliamp)
        (mV) = (millivolt)
}
 
NEURON {
        SUFFIX HH
        USEION na READ ena WRITE ina
        USEION k READ ek WRITE ik
        NONSPECIFIC_CURRENT il
        RANGE gnabar,gkbar,gl,el,m_inf,h_inf,n_inf,tau_m,tau_n,tau_h,ina,ik 
}
 
PARAMETER {
        v		(mV)
        celsius		(degC)
        dt		(ms)
        gnabar= 0.1	(mho/cm2)
        ena		(mV)
        gkbar= 0.01	(mho/cm2)
        ek		(mV)
        gl= 0		(mho/cm2)
        el		(mV)
}
 
STATE {
        m h n
}
 
ASSIGNED {
        ina	(mA/cm2)
        ik	(mA/cm2)
        il	(mA/cm2)
        m_inf h_inf n_inf tau_m tau_h tau_n
	tadj
}
 
BREAKPOINT {
        SOLVE states
        ina = gnabar * m*m*m*h * (v - ena)
        ik = gkbar * n*n*n*n * (v - ek)      
        il = gl * (v-el)
}
 
UNITSOFF
INITIAL {
	rates(v)
	m = m_inf
	h = h_inf
	n = n_inf
}

PROCEDURE states() { 
        rates(v)   
        m = m + (1-exp(-dt/tau_m)) * (m_inf-m)
        h = h + (1-exp(-dt/tau_h)) * (h_inf-h)
        n = n + (1-exp(-dt/tau_n)) * (n_inf-n)
}
 
PROCEDURE rates(v) { LOCAL alpha, beta, q10, tinc
        TABLE m_inf, tau_m, h_inf, tau_h, n_inf, tau_n DEPEND dt, 
	      celsius FROM -100 TO 100 WITH 200
	tadj = 3.0^((celsius-23.5)/10)
	:"m" sodium activation system
          alpha = .091 * vtrap(v+38,5)
          beta =  .062 * vtrap(-(v+38),5) 
       	  tau_m = 1 / (alpha+beta) / tadj
       	  m_inf = alpha/(alpha+beta)
	:"h" sodium inactivation system
       	  alpha = .016 * exp(-(v+55)/15)
       	  beta = 2.07 / (1+exp((17-v)/21))
       	  tau_h = 1 / (alpha+beta) / tadj
       	  h_inf = alpha/(alpha+beta)
	:"n" potassium activation system
       	  alpha = .01*vtrap(v+45,5) 
       	  beta = .17*exp(-(v+50)/40)
       	  tau_n = 1 / (alpha+beta) / tadj
       	  n_inf = alpha/(alpha+beta)
}
 
FUNCTION vtrap( x, b) {
	: Traps for 0 in denominator of rate equations
	if (fabs(x/b) < 1e-6) {
	  vtrap = b+x/2 }
	else {
	  vtrap = x / (1-exp(-x/b)) }
}
UNITSON


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