: Graded Synapse with first order binding kinetics
NEURON {
POINT_PROCESS GradSyn
POINTER V_pre
RANGE e, tau, s_inf, V_thr, V_slope, g_max
NONSPECIFIC_CURRENT i
}
PARAMETER {
tau = 10(ms)
e = -70 (millivolts)
g_max = 0.00256 (umho) : maximal conductance dAMPA
V_slope = 10
V_thr = -30
}
ASSIGNED {
v (millivolt)
V_pre (millivolt)
i (nanoamp)
s_inf
g
}
STATE {
s
}
BREAKPOINT {
SOLVE state METHOD euler
g = g_max * s
i = g * (v - e)
}
INITIAL {
s = 0.1
}
DERIVATIVE state {
if (V_pre >= V_thr) {
s_inf = 0
}
if (V_pre < V_thr){
s_inf = tanh((V_thr-V_pre)/V_slope)
}
if (s < 1e-06) {
s = 1e-06
}
if (s > 1) {
s = 1
}
s'=(s_inf-s)/((1-s_inf)*tau*s)
}