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Converting action potentials to spike events

GENESIS commands


/* Add a spike generator to the soma of a cell */
    create spikegen /cell/soma/spike
    setfield /cell/soma/spike thresh 0  abs_refract 0.010  output_amp 1
/* use the soma membrane potential to drive the spike generator */
    addmsg  /cell/soma  /cell/soma/spike  INPUT Vm
/* make an excitatory connection to cell2 */
    addmsg /cell/soma/spike /cell2/dend/Ex_channel SPIKE
    setfield /cell2/dend/Ex_channel synapse[0].weight 10 synapse[0].delay 0.005