Matlab files to generate figure 6 from O'Donnell et al, J Neurosci, 2011. Code simulates 3-compartment model: dendritic spine head, dendritic spine neck, and adjoining dendritic branch. Simulation includes both electrical and Ca2+ dynamics. See O'Donnell et al paper Methods section and Figure 6 for further details. Included are two files: - spinemodel_fig6.m specifies all model and simulation parameters, calls spineodes.m, solves differential equations using a Matlab ODE solver, and plots figures. - spineodes.m specifies system ODEs for use by spinemodel_fig6.m. To try a basic simulation, simply run spinemodel_fig6.m as is from Matlab. To vary model parameters, simulation parameters or stimulation protocol, open spinemodel_fig6.m and investigate. Parameters are clearly notated. Any queries or comments can be sent to cian@salk.edu.