LGMD with 3D morphology and active dendrites (Dewell & Gabbiani 2018)

This is a model of the locust LGMD looming sensitive neuron from Dewell & Gabbiani 2018. The morphology was constructed based on 2-photon imaging, and active conductances throughout the neuron were based on sharp electrode recordings in vivo.

Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell

Cell Type(s): Locust Lobula Giant Movement Detector (LGMD) neuron

Currents: I M; I h; Ca pump; I K,Ca; I T low threshold; I_KD

Model Concept(s): Active Dendrites; Synaptic Integration; Spatio-temporal Activity Patterns; Vision

Simulation Environment: NEURON

Implementer(s): Dewell, Richard Burkett [dewell at bcm.edu]; Gabbiani, F

References:

Dewell RB, Gabbiani F. (2018). Biophysics of object segmentation in a collision-detecting neuron. eLife. 7 [PubMed]