The impact of dendritic geometry on somatopetal transfer of the current generated by steady uniform activation of excitatory synaptic conductance distributed over passive, or active (Hodgkin-Huxley type), dendrites was studied in simulated neurons.
Model Type: Dendrite
Model Concept(s): Active Dendrites; Influence of Dendritic Geometry
Simulation Environment: NEURON
Implementer(s): Korogod, Sergey M [Korogod at ff.dsu.dp.ua]; Kulagina, Irina B [Kulagina at ff.dsu.dp.ua]; Kukushka, Valery I [Valery at ff.dsu.dp.ua]
References:
Korogod SM, Kulagina IB. (1998). Geometry-induced features of current transfer in neuronal dendrites with tonically activated conductances. Biological cybernetics. 79 [PubMed]