iaf_psc_delta – Current-based leaky integrate-and-fire neuron model with delta-shaped postsynaptic currents¶
Description¶
iaf_psc_delta
is an implementation of a leaky integrate-and-fire model
where the potential jumps on each spike arrival.
The threshold crossing is followed by an absolute refractory period during which the membrane potential is clamped to the resting potential.
Spikes arriving while the neuron is refractory, are discarded by
default. If the property refractory_input
is set to true, such
spikes are added to the membrane potential at the end of the
refractory period, dampened according to the interval between
arrival and end of refractoriness.
The linear subthreshold dynamics is integrated by the Exact Integration scheme [1]. The neuron dynamics is solved on the time grid given by the computation step size. Incoming as well as emitted spikes are forced to that grid.
An additional state variable and the corresponding differential equation represents a piecewise constant external current.
The general framework for the consistent formulation of systems with neuron like dynamics interacting by point events is described in [1]. A flow chart can be found in [2].
Critical tests for the formulation of the neuron model are the comparisons of simulation results for different computation step sizes. sli/testsuite/nest contains a number of such tests.
The iaf_psc_delta is the standard model used to check the consistency of the nest simulation kernel because it is at the same time complex enough to exhibit non-trivial dynamics and simple enough compute relevant measures analytically.
Parameters¶
The following parameters can be set in the status dictionary.
V_m |
mV |
Membrane potential |
E_L |
mV |
Resting membrane potential |
C_m |
pF |
Capacity of the membrane |
tau_m |
ms |
Membrane time constant |
t_ref |
ms |
Duration of refractory period |
V_th |
mV |
Spike threshold |
V_reset |
mV |
Reset potential of the membrane |
I_e |
pA |
Constant input current |
V_min |
mV |
Absolute lower value for the membrane potential |
refractory_input |
boolean |
If true, do not discard input during refractory period. Default: false |
References¶
Sends¶
SpikeEvent
Receives¶
SpikeEvent, CurrentEvent, DataLoggingRequest