// $Id: msgic.hoc,v 1.4 2008/12/03 03:29:41 ted Exp ted $
objref vbox
vbox = new VBox()
vbox.intercept(1)
xpanel("")
xlabel("Monopolar extracellular recording of a dopaminergic neuron with a spontaneous")
xlabel("pacemaking activity.")
xlabel("")
xlabel("The recorded potential vrec is computed from er_extra, which is calculated from")
xlabel("transmembrane current and the transfer resistances between the segments and the")
xlabel("recording electrode.  This calculation does not involve vext or e_extracellular")
xlabel("at all, and space plots of the latter remain unchanged during the simulation.")
xlabel("The location of the monopolar extracellular recording electrode is shown by the red")
xlabel("dot in the Shape Plot. Note that there is no current injection in the model.")
xlabel("The IClamp shown by the blue dot in PointProcess Manager window is set to")
xlabel("zero nA.")
xlabel("")
xlabel("After any change to cell geometry or nseg, be sure to invoke setpointers().")
xlabel("Think of this as attaching the current generated by each segment to its")
xlabel("corresponding transfer resistance.")
xlabel("All voltages are in millivolts except for ex_xtra and vrec, which are in microvolts.")
xpanel()
vbox.intercept(0)  //ends intercept mode 
vbox.map("Notes", 100, 100, -1, 500)  //draw the box and its contents