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8 Unit species

Given below are some unit species available for your models. For a complete list, with parameter standard values and descriptions, see the output of dump_available_units().

8.1 Neuron species

SpeciesParametersState varsDescription
HHgNa, ENa, gK, EK, gl, El, Cmem, IdcEA classical, conductance-based Hodgkin-Huxley neuron
HHRatea, I0, r, IdcFRate-based model of the Hodgkin-Huxley neuron
DotPoissonlambda, Vrst, VfirEDuration-less spike Poisson oscillator
Poissonlambda, trel, trel+trfr, Vrst, VfirEPoisson oscillator
VdPoleta, omegasqAVan der Pol oscillator
DotPulsef, Vrst, VfirEDot Pulse generator
NMapVspike, alpha, gamma, beta, IdcEMap neuron

8.2 Synapse species

In addition to parameters listed in the table, each synapse has a conductance (parameter gsyn).

SynapseParametersState varsDescription
ABEsyn, Epre, alpha, beta, trelSAn alpha-beta synapse (Destexhe, Mainen, Sejnowsky, 1994)
RallEsyn, Epre, tauS, RRall synapse (Rall, 1967)
Maptau, delta, VrevSMap synapse