Tutorial simulation of a cerebellar Purkinje cell. This tutorial is based upon a GENESIS simulation of a cerebellar Purkinje cell, modeled and fine-tuned by Erik de Schutter. The tutorial assumes that you have a basic knowledge of the Purkinje cell and its synaptic inputs. It gives visual insight in how different properties as concentrations and channel conductances vary and interact within a real Purkinje cell.
Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell
Cell Type(s): Cerebellum Purkinje GABA cell
Currents: I Na,p; I Na,t; I T low threshold; I p,q; I A; I K; I M; I K,Ca; I Sodium; I Calcium; I Potassium
Model Concept(s): Activity Patterns; Dendritic Action Potentials; Active Dendrites; Detailed Neuronal Models; Tutorial/Teaching; Synaptic Integration
Simulation Environment: GENESIS
Implementer(s): Cornelis, Hugo [hugo at bbf.uia.ac.be]; Airong, Dong [tard at fimmu.com]
References:
De Schutter E, Bower JM. (1994). An active membrane model of the cerebellar Purkinje cell. I. Simulation of current clamps in slice. Journal of neurophysiology. 71 [PubMed]
De Schutter E, Bower JM. (1994). An active membrane model of the cerebellar Purkinje cell II. Simulation of synaptic responses. Journal of neurophysiology. 71 [PubMed]
Staub C, De Schutter E, Knöpfel T. (1994). Voltage-imaging and simulation of effects of voltage- and agonist-activated conductances on soma-dendritic voltage coupling in cerebellar Purkinje cells. Journal of computational neuroscience. 1 [PubMed]
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