Command: aeif_cond_alpha_RK5

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Membrane
Name:
 aeif_cond_alpha_RK5 -  Conductance based exponential integrate-and-fire neuron model according to Brette and Gerstner (2005).
Description:
aeif_cond_alpha_RK5 is the adaptive exponential integrate and fire neuron according to Brette and Gerstner (2005).
Synaptic conductances are modelled as alpha-functions.

This implementation uses a 5th order Runge-Kutta solver with adaptive stepsize to integrate
the differential equation (see Numerical Recipes 3rd Edition, Press et al. 2007, Ch. 17.2).

The membrane potential is given by the following differential equation:
C dV/dt= -g_L(V-E_L)+g_L*Delta_T*exp((V-V_T)/Delta_T)-g_e(t)(V-E_e) -g_i(t)(V-E_i)-w +I_e

and

tau_w * dw/dt= a(V-E_L) -w
Parameters:
 
The following parameters can be set in the status dictionary.

Dynamic state variables:
  V_m        double - Membrane potential in mV
  g_ex       double - Excitatory synaptic conductance in nS.
  dg_ex      double - First derivative of g_ex in nS/ms
  g_in       double - Inhibitory synaptic conductance in nS.
  dg_in      double - First derivative of g_in in nS/ms.
  w          double - Spike-adaptation current in pA.
Parameters:
  C_m        double - Capacity of the membrane in pF
  t_ref      double - Duration of refractory period in ms. 
  V_reset    double - Reset value for V_m after a spike. In mV.
 E_L        double - Leak reversal potential in mV. 
  g_L        double - Leak conductance in nS.
  I_e        double - Constant external input current in pA.

Spike adaptation parameters:
  a          double - Subthreshold adaptation in nS.
  b          double - Spike-triggered adaptation in pA.
  Delta_T    double - Slope factor in mV
  tau_w      double - Adaptation time constant in ms
  V_th       double - Spike initiation threshold in mV
  V_peak     double - Spike detection threshold in mV.

Synaptic parameters:
  E_ex       double - Excitatory reversal potential in mV.
  tau_syn_ex double - Rise time of excitatory synaptic conductance in ms (alpha function).
  E_in       double - Inhibitory reversal potential in mV.
  tau_syn_in double - Rise time of the inhibitory synaptic conductance in ms (alpha function).

Numerical integration parameters:
  HMIN       double - Minimal stepsize for numerical integration in ms (default 0.001ms).
  MAXERR     double - Error estimate tolerance for adaptive stepsize control (steps accepted if err<=MAXERR). In mV.
                      Note that the error refers to the difference between the 4th and 5th order RK terms.
                      Default 1e-10 mV.

Authors: Stefan Bucher, Marc-Oliver Gewaltig.
Sends:
 SpikeEvent
Receives:
 SpikeEvent, CurrentEvent, DataLoggingRequest
References:
 Brette R and Gerstner W (2005) Adaptive Exponential Integrate-and-Fire Model as 
            an Effective Description of Neuronal Activity. J Neurophysiol 94:3637-3642
SeeAlso:iaf_cond_alpha aeif_cond_exp aeif_cond_alpha
Source:
 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/models/aeif_cond_alpha_RK5.h

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