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We present a model for a conditional bursting neuron consisting of five conductances: Hodgkin-Huxley type time- and voltage-dependent Na+ and K+ conductances, a calcium activated voltage-dependent K+ conductance, a calcium-inhibited time- and voltage-dependent Ca++ conductance, and a leakage Cl(− conductance. With an initial set of parameters (versionS), the model shows a hyperpolarized steady-state membrane potential at which the neuron is silent. Increasingg Na and decreasingg Cl, whereg i , is the maximal conductance for speciesi, produces bursts of action potentials (BursterN). Alternatively, an increase ing Ca produces a different bursting state (BursterC). The two bursting states differ in the periods and amplitudes of their bursting pacemaker potentials. They show different steady-stateI–V curves under simulated voltage-clamp conditions; in simulations that mimic a steady-stateI–V curve taken under experimental conditions only BursterN shows a negative slope resistance region. ModelC continues to burst in the presence of TTX, while bursting in ModelN is suppressed in TTX. Hybrid models show a smooth transition between the two states.
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Epstein, I.R., Marder, E. Multiple modes of a conditional neural oscillator. Biol. Cybern. 63, 25–34 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00202450
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