// This function is used to calculate the AMPA coductance values // such that a single pulse stimulus gives rise to a 5mV local depolarization // at every synapse location along the cell (each synapse has both an AMPA and an NMDA mechanism). // AMPA values for each location tested, along the sections tested are saved in the tune_epsp_list // written by Terrence Brannon, last modified by Yiota Poirazi, July 2001, poirazi@LNC.usc.edu strdef fast_file strdef sec_str, recstr, tuning_code objref epsp_glu, epsp_nmda, vmvec, epsp_ic, tmpvec proc tune_epsp_fast () { // printf("proc tune_epsp_fast (%s.v(%g))\n", secname(), $2) R = $2 // synapse location epsp_glu = new GLU(R) epsp_nmda = new NMDA(R) tuned = 0 // initial values before tuning old_GMAX = 0 while (!tuned) { epsp_glu.gmax = GMAX // previously calculated maximum AMPA conductance epsp_nmda.gmax = GMAX*NMDA_AMPA_RATIO // maximum NMDA conductance fakecell { // single shock current injection to a fake cell epsp_ic = new IClamp(0.5) epsp_ic.amp = 1 epsp_ic.dur = 1 epsp_ic.del = 0.1*tstop } setpointer epsp_glu.pre, epsp_ic.i setpointer epsp_nmda.pre, epsp_ic.i tmpvec = new Vector(tstop/dt) sprint(recstr, "tmpvec.record(&%s.v(%g))", secname(), R) // record depolarization at synapse execute1(recstr) init() run() vmvec = tmpvec.c // test if resulting depolarization is closed to the desired value (5mV) if (epsilon_equal(vmvec.max(),desired_voltage,$3)) { tuned = 1 // if yes, stop printf("\t\tTUNED.\n") } else { // if no, update the GMAX value and test again diffa = desired_voltage-BASELINE diffb = vmvec.max()-BASELINE ratio = diffa/diffb GMAX = GMAX*ratio print "\t\tnew GMAX: ", GMAX } } sprint(tuning_code,"%s tune_epsp_list.append(new EPSPTuning(\"%s\",%f,%f,1))", secname(), secname(), x, GMAX) $o4.printf("%s\n", tuning_code) } // test if difference between desired and actual voltage is smaller than epsilon func epsilon_equal() { printf("epsilon_equal(%f,%f,%f)\n", $1,$2,$3) diff = ($1-$2) if (abs(diff) < $3) { return(1) } else { return(0) } }