/******************************************************************************
Create totSyn number(here is 1000) synapses on either proximal apical dendrite,
distal apical dendrite or basal dendrite (based on the flag "choice"). Also sets
the synaptic weight following Type I or Type C model based on the value of MODELTYPE.
MODELTYPE is inherited.
Here each synapse is connected to individual NetStim cell
******************************************************************************/
//1 for apical dendrite(both main trunk & obl. branches) < TWO_THIRD_APIDEND
//2 for apical dendrite(both main trunk & obl. branches) > TWO_THIRD_APIDEND
//3 for basal dendrite
choice = 1
if (choice == 1 || choice == 2) {
BEGINSECTION= BASDENDMAX + 1
ENDSECTION= TOTALDEND - 1
} else {
BEGINSECTION= 0
ENDSECTION= BASDENDMAX
}
objref rc, rd
rc = new Random()
rc.MCellRan4(highindex+250)
rc.uniform(BEGINSECTION, ENDSECTION)
rd = new Random()
totSyn = 1000
objref Ens[totSyn], syn[totSyn], nc[totSyn]
double synWt[totSyn]
access soma
soma distance()
for (i=0; i <= totSyn-1; i +=1) {
count = 1
/*---------generate a syn at random section and random segment--*/
flag=0
while (flag==0) {
comp=int(rc.repick()+0.5)
dend[comp].sec { //for now limiting syn loc 2/3 to soma
rd.MCellRan4(highindex+i*15)
rd.uniform(1, nseg+1)
count = 0
while (count <= nseg && flag==0) {
tmpnseg = int( rd.repick())
count += 1
tmp = (2*tmpnseg - 1)/(2*nseg)
if (choice == 1) { // shorter than 2/3 max. apical length
if (distance(tmp) < TWO_THIRD_APIDIST ) {flag=1} else {flag=0} //total length is up to 800uM
} else if (choice == 2) { // longer than 2/3 max. apical length
if (distance(tmp) > TWO_THIRD_APIDIST ) {flag=1} else {flag=0} //total length is up to 800uM
} else { //basal dendrite
flag = 1
}
}
}
}//now right section, right segment has been found
dend[comp].sec {
dist = distance(tmp)
Ens[i] = new NetStim(0.5)
Ens[i].interval=200
Ens[i].number = 1000000000000000000000000000000
Ens[i].start=0
Ens[i].noise=0
syn[i] = new Exp2Syn(tmp)
syn[i].e=0
syn[i].tau1 = TAU1
syn[i].tau2 = TAU2
nc[i] = new NetCon(Ens[i], syn[i])
/*-----------Setting up dist value based on Type I or Type C Model----------------------*/
if ( MODELTYPE == 1 ) { //Type C Model
if (choice == 1) { //within 2/3 proximal apical dendrite
if (issection("apical_dendrite.*")) { //synapse on oblique branch
index = comp - BASDENDMAX - 1
user5[aplist.x[index]] dist = distance(1)
} else { //synapse on main trunk user5
dist = distance(tmp)
}
} else if (choice == 2) { //on distal apical dendrite
dist = TWO_THIRD_APIDIST
} else { //choice == 3
dist = 0
}
} else { //Type I Model
dist = distance(tmp)
}
nc[i].weight =(A*dist*dist+B)/1e+06 //A, B have diff. values dep. on type I or C model
}
}