Neuron model code used in "Contrast-polarity specific mapping improves efficiency of neuronal computation for collision detection". This model adapts previous LGMD model to investigate the effects of newly discovered ON excitation impinging on dendritic field C
Model Type: Synapse; Dendrite; Neuron or other electrically excitable cell
Region(s) or Organism(s): Locust
Cell Type(s): Locust Lobula Giant Movement Detector (LGMD) neuron
Currents: I_KD; I h; I M; I K,Ca; I Calcium
Model Concept(s): Active Dendrites; Detailed Neuronal Models; Spatio-temporal Activity Patterns; Synaptic Integration; Vision
Simulation Environment: NEURON
Implementer(s): Dewell, Richard Burkett [dewell at bcm.edu]; Gabbiani, F
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