hoc file used for NEURON assignment at University of Edinburgh.

gistfile1.txt

// create soma and dendrite
create soma
access soma
create dend

// connect the soma to the dendrite
connect dend(0),soma(0)

// set up parameters of the soma
soma insert pas
soma {
    diam = 10
    L = 10
    nseg=1
    g_pas = 0.0005
}

//set up parameters of the dendrite
dend insert pas
dend {
    diam = 1
    L = 500
    nseg = 27
    g_pas = 0.0005
}

//creating exponential synapse on the dendrite
objref esyn1
dend esyn1 = new ExpSyn(0.5)
esyn1.tau=5 // time constant in ms
esyn1.e=0 // synaptic reversal potential

//why is there a variable nil being initialised and handed to NetCon here?
objref nil,nc1
nc1 = new NetCon(nil, esyn1)
nc1.delay = 0
nc1.weight = 0.002 //weight in uS

//setting the time of synaptic input here
objref syntimes1
syntimes1 = new Vector(1)
syntimes1.x[0] = 10

//no idea what this does
objref fih
fih = new FInitializeHandler("loadqueue()")
proc loadqueue() { local ii
for ii=0, syntimes1.size()-1{
nc1.event(syntimes1.x[ii]) }
}