From: Upinder S. B. <bh...@nc...> - 2012-12-05 11:16:03
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Hi, Chaitanya, all, Good to hear from you and thank you for teling people about MOOSE and Moogli. Here are some of the answers. 1. Electroneutrality: During KKIT like chemical reactions, is the electroneurtrality in the space is preserved? I vaguely remember Upi discussing this in a lab meet. No. Not hard to do, but isn't part of the current implementation. 2. External stimulation of a neuron: Is it possible with the current moose, to model external stimulation of a neuron (ie by changing the external membrane potential alone)? The same in NEURON is apparently laborious. Unclear what you mean. It is easy to do the usual electrode stimulus protocols, which amount to fiddling with compartment injection current. It is also easy to fiddle with Em, the resting potential, and Vm, the membrane potential. 3. Scripting handle to Moogli: Sounds very good, I suggest Python. Strong recommendation is NOT to write your own! Best, Upi |