TITLE Kv7-current COMMENT Model reproducing cortical M currents, M.H.P. Kole ENDCOMMENT UNITS { (mA) = (milliamp) (mV) = (millivolt) (pS) = (picosiemens) (um) = (micron) } INDEPENDENT {t FROM 0 TO 1 WITH 1 (ms)} PARAMETER { dt (ms) v (mV) vhalf = -48 (mV) gbar = 20 (pS/um2) :0.002 mho/cm2 } NEURON { SUFFIX Kv7 USEION k READ ek WRITE ik RANGE gbar, ik } STATE { m } ASSIGNED { ik (mA/cm2) gk (pS/um2) ek (mV) } INITIAL { m=alpha(v)/(beta(v)+alpha(v)) } BREAKPOINT { SOLVE state METHOD cnexp ik=(1e-4)*gbar*m*(v-ek) } FUNCTION alpha(v(mV)) { alpha = 0.00623*exp((v-vhalf)/18.76) } FUNCTION beta(v(mV)) { beta = 0.0199*exp(-(v-vhalf)/30.6) } DERIVATIVE state { m' = (1-m)*alpha(v) - m*beta(v) }