Ex_02_simple_dendrite.m

create('dendrite');                                 %create a variable named dendrite with default parameters.
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global dendrite                                     %required for all variable created
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dendrite.nseg	=21;                                %change the number of segments
dendrite.L		=10*dendrite.dia*(dendrite.nseg);   %um     change the length of dendrite
Iinstim(dendrite,0.5,0.5,500,0)                     %intracellular stimulation     [variable positon(0-1) amp(uA) pw(us)  delay(us)]
%Multiple stimulators supported
if 0
Iinstim(dendrite,0.1,'Isin')            %Stimulation as a function of time       [variable positon(0-1) Function_Name]
Iinstim(dendrite,0.9,'SquarePulse')     %Stimulation as a function of time       [variable positon(0-1) Function_Name]
end

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%The parameters that are used in Neurocal are
%.name			%  	    internal use.
%.varnum        %  	    internal use.
%.nseg			% 	    number of segments for the variable.
%.dia       	%(um)	the outer diameter of the variable.
%.da_D  		%		axon/Fiber diameter ratio for calculating the axonal resistance 
                %         - for myelinated axon. if this value is empty(default), 
%                         - .dia will be used instead.
%.dn_D      	%	    node/Fiber diameter ratio for node of Ranvior for calculating the membrane resistance
                %         - and membrane capacitance for myelinated axon. If this value is empty(default), 
                %         - .dia will be used instead.
%.Linter_D      %       Internodal distance / Diameter                
%.L  		    %(um)	the total length of the variable.
%.Lmode         %       1=fix=L, 2 = Linter_D x D x nseg
%.lnodal      	%(um)	Lengh of node of Ranvior for calculating the membrane resistance
                %         - and membrane capacitance for myelinated axon. If this value is empty(default), 
                %         - L/nseg will be used instead.
%.cm	       	%(uf/cm2)for calculating membrane capacitance
%.ra           	%(ohm-cm)for calculating axonal resistance
%.rm           	%(kohm-cm2)for calculating membrane resistance.
%.vini	    	%(mV)
%.model         %
%.vestim		%(mV)   Extracellular voltage (when Ve is not calculated,
%                         - but assigned manually
%.xyz			%(um)   Coordinate of the nodes used for calculating the Ve
%.xyzi    	    % unitless: Vector of the variable (axon) for calculating the coordinate for all nodes
%.xyzc          % um:       The coordinate of the node at the center