// The axon is the venerable Mainen 1996 axon. Not perfect, yet very stable.
create a_soma
n_axon_seg = 2
create iseg,hill,myelin[n_axon_seg],node[n_axon_seg]
proc create_axon() {
n_axon_seg = 2
create iseg,hill,myelin[n_axon_seg],node[n_axon_seg]
a_soma {
equiv_diam = sqrt(area(.5)/(4*PI))
}
iseg { // initial segment between hillock + myelin
L = 15
nseg = 5
diam = equiv_diam/10 // see Sloper and Powell 1982, Fig.71
}
hill {
L = 20
nseg = 5
diam(0:1) = 2*iseg.diam:iseg.diam
}
// construct myelinated axon with nodes of ranvier
for i=0,n_axon_seg-1 {
myelin[i] { // myelin element
nseg = 2
L = 100
diam = iseg.diam
}
node[i] { // nodes of Ranvier
nseg = 1
L = 1.0
diam = iseg.diam*.75 // nodes are thinner than axon
}
}
a_soma connect hill(0), 0.5
hill connect iseg(0), 1
iseg connect node[0](0), 1
node[0] connect myelin[0](0), 1
for i=0,n_axon_seg-2 {
myelin[i] connect node[i+1](0), 1
node[i+1] connect myelin[i+1](0), 1
}
}
// --------
// Spines
// --------
proc add_spines() { local a
forsec "dend" {
cm*=$1
g_pas*=$1
}
forsec "apic" {
cm*=$1
g_pas*=$1
}
}
proc load_3dcell() {
// $s1 filename
forall delete_section()
xopen($s1)
access a_soma
// make sure no compartments exceed 50 uM length
forall {
diam_save = diam
n = int(L/20)
if (n==0) n=1
nseg = n
if (n3d() == 0) diam = diam_save
}
create_axon()
init_cell()
}
proc init_cell() {
// passive
forall {
insert pas
Ra = ra
cm = c_m
g_pas = 1/rm
e_pas = epas_sim
}
// exceptions along the axon
forsec "myelin" cm = cm_myelin
forsec "node" g_pas = g_pas_node
forall {
insert iA
insert kslow
insert na
insert iH
insert cah
insert car
insert cad
insert bk
insert sk
}
forall if(ismembrane("k_ion")) ek = Ek
forall if(ismembrane("na_ion")) ena = Ena
forall eh=-33
forall if(ismembrane("ca_ion")) {
vshift_ca = 0
}
}
proc density() {
forall {
Ra = ra
cm = c_m
g_pas = 1/rm
e_pas = epas_sim
vshiftm_na= na_shift1
vshifth_na= na_shift2
taum_scale_na=na_taum_scale
tauh_scale_na=na_tauh_scale
q10_iH=ih_q10
shift_cah=cah_shift
shifth_cah=cah_shifth
shift_car=car_shift
shifth_car=car_shifth
qm_car=car_qm
}
add_spines(2)
// exceptions along the axon
forsec "myelin" cm = cm_myelin
forsec "node" g_pas = g_pas_node
forall vshift_na = -5
forsec "myelin" {
gbar_na = gna_soma
gbar_kslow =gkslow_beta
gbar_iA = gka_beta
}
hill {
gbar_na = gna_node
vshiftm_na=7
vshifth_na=3
gbar_iA = gka_node
gbar_kslow = gkslow_node
}
iseg {
gbar_na = gna_node
vshiftm_na=7
vshifth_na=3
gbar_iA = gka_node
gbar_kslow = gkslow_node
}
forsec "node" {
gbar_na = gna_node
vshiftm_na=7
vshifth_na=3
gbar_iA = gka_node
gbar_kslow = gkslow_node
}
// we put in all of teh dendrites the same values as in the a_soma and then overwrite the appical values
forsec "dend" {
gbar_na = gna_soma
gbar_kslow = gkslow_start+gkslow_beta
gbar_iA = gka_start+gka_beta
gbar_iH=gih_start
pbar_car=pcar_soma
pbar_cah=pcah_soma
gbar_sk=gsk_dend
gbar_bk=gbk_dend
}
a_soma {
gbar_na = gna_soma
gbar_kslow = gkslow_start+gkslow_beta
gbar_iA = gka_start+gka_beta
gbar_iH=gih_start
pbar_car=pcar_soma
pbar_cah=pcah_soma
gbar_sk=gsk_soma
gbar_bk=gbk_soma
}
a_soma distance(0,0.5)
forsec ApicalDendSectionName {
dist1=distance(0)
dist2=distance(1)
gbar_na = gna_api
if (dist1<dist_na){
gbar_na(0:1) = (gna_soma+dist1*(gna_api-gna_soma)/dist_na):(gna_soma+dist2*(gna_api-gna_soma)/dist_na)
}
pbar_cah = pcah_api
if (dist1<dist_cah){
pbar_cah(0:1) = (pcah_soma+dist1*(pcah_api-pcah_soma)/dist_cah):(pcah_soma+dist2*(pcah_api-pcah_soma)/dist_cah)
}
pbar_car = pcar_api
if (dist1<dist_car){
pbar_car(0:1) = (pcar_soma+dist1*(pcar_api-pcar_soma)/dist_car):(pcar_soma+dist2*(pcar_api-pcar_soma)/dist_car)
//(pcar_soma+dist1*(pcar_api-pcar_soma)/dist_car):(pcar_soma+dist2*(pcar_api-pcar_soma)/dist_car)
}
gbar_iA(0:1) = (gka_start+gka_beta*exp(gka_alpha*dist1)):(gka_start+gka_beta*exp(gka_alpha*dist2))
gbar_kslow(0:1) = (gkslow_start+gkslow_beta*exp(gkslow_alpha*dist1)):(gkslow_start+gkslow_beta*exp(gkslow_alpha*dist2))
gbar_iH(0:1) = (gih_start+gih_end/(1+exp(gih_alpha*(dist1-gih_x2)))):(gih_start+gih_end/(1+exp(gih_alpha*(dist2-gih_x2))))
gbar_bk = gbk_dend
if (dist1<dist_bk){
gbar_bk(0:1) = (gbk_soma+dist1*(gbk_dend-gbk_soma)/dist_bk):(gbk_soma+dist2*(gbk_dend-gbk_soma)/dist_bk)
}
gbar_sk = gsk_dend
if (dist1<dist_sk){
gbar_sk(0:1) = (gsk_soma+dist1*(gsk_dend-gsk_soma)/dist_sk):(gsk_soma+dist2*(gsk_dend-gsk_soma)/dist_sk)
}
}
forsec ApicalDendSectionName {
if (pcah_soma<pcah_api){
if (pbar_cah>pcah_api){
pbar_cah=pcah_api
}
}
if (pcah_soma>pcah_api){
if (pbar_cah<pcah_api){
pbar_cah=pcah_api
}
}
if (pcar_soma<pcar_api){
if (pbar_car>pcar_api){
pbar_car=pcar_api
}
}
if (pcar_soma>pcar_api){
if (pbar_car<pcar_api){
pbar_car=pcar_api
}
}
if (gbar_na<gna_api) gbar_na=gna_api
if (gbar_bk<gbk_dend) gbar_bk=gbk_dend
if (gbar_sk<gsk_dend) gbar_sk=gsk_dend
}
}