Command: hh_cond_exp_traub

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Name:
 hh_cond_exp_traub - Hodgin Huxley based model, Traub modified.

Description:

  hh_cond_exp_traub is an implementation of a modified Hodkin-Huxley model
  
  (1) Post-syaptic currents
  Incoming spike events induce a post-synaptic change of conductance modelled
  by an exponential function. The exponential function is normalised such that an event of
  weight 1.0 results in a peak current of 1 nS. 

  (2) Spike Detection
  Spike detection is done by a combined threshold-and-local-maximum search: if there 
  is a local maximum above a certain threshold of the membrane potential, it is considered a spike.

Problems/Todo: 
 Only the channel variables m,h,n are implemented. The original 
 contains variables called y,s,r,q and \chi.

Parameters:
 

  The following parameters can be set in the status dictionary.

  V_m        double - Membrane potential in mV 
  V_T        double - Voltage offset that controls dynamics. For default
                      parameters, V_T = -63mV results in a threshold around -50mV.
  E_L        double - Leak reversal potential in mV.
  C_m        double - Capacity of the membrane in pF.
  g_L        double - Leak conductance in nS.
  tau_syn_ex double - Time constant of the excitatory synaptic exponential function in ms.
  tau_syn_in double - Time constant of the inhibitory synaptic exponential function in ms.
  E_ex       double - Excitatory synaptic reversal potential in mV.
  E_in       double - Inhibitory synaptic reversal potential in mV.
  E_Na       double - Sodium reversal potential in mV.
  g_Na       double - Sodium peak conductance in nS.
  E_K        double - Potassium reversal potential in mV.
  g_K        double - Potassium peak conductance in nS.
  I_e        double - External input current in pA.
  
References:
  
 Traub, R.D. and Miles, R. (1991) 
 Neuronal Networks of the Hippocampus. Cambridge University Press, 
 Cambridge UK.

Sends:
 SpikeEvent

Receives:
 SpikeEvent, CurrentEvent, DataLoggingRequest

Author:
 Schrader

SeeAlso:hh_psc_alpha
Source:
 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/models/hh_cond_exp_traub.h

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