objref tmpsr
// dendrite tmpsr=new SectionRef()
// now tmpsr refers (pointer) to the dendrite section

objref spineref[1000]
// objref spine_location_vec

// spine_location_vec= new Vector()
//  spine_location_vec.append(175, 245) // micron converted to 
// x values 0<x<1 below for synapse location

// for i=0, spine_location_vec.size()-1 {
//  print "Placing a spine at ", spine_location_vec.x[i]," microns, which has an x value of ", spine_location_vec.x[i]/dendrite.L

//   spineref[i] = new Spine(tmpsr, spine_location_vec.x[i]/dendrite.L)
// }


// adjust geometry of spines to Shepherd Brayton 1987 Fig1


GR_7 tmpsr = new SectionRef() // temporary section reference
spineref[0] = new Spine(tmpsr, 0.5) // x=0.5 location for spine placement
GR_8 tmpsr = new SectionRef()
spineref[1] = new Spine(tmpsr, 0.5) // x=0.5 location for spine placement

forsec spineneck_list {
  diam=0.2
  L=1
  e_pas=-80
}
forsec spinehead_list {
  diam=1.0
  L=3
  e_pas=-80
}