An illustration of a NEURON model and why reconstructing morphologies is useful in this regard (i.e. investigating spatial/temporal aspect of how different currents and voltage propagate in dendrites).
Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell
Cell Type(s): Hippocampus CA3 stratum oriens lacunosum-moleculare interneuron
Currents: I Na,t; I A; I K; I h
Model Concept(s): Tutorial/Teaching
Simulation Environment: NEURON
Implementer(s): Ferrante, Michele [mferr133 at bu.edu]
References:
Parekh R, Ascoli GA. (2013). Neuronal morphology goes digital: a research hub for cellular and system neuroscience. Neuron. 77 [PubMed]