Command: gap_junction

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Name:
gap_junction - Synapse type for gap-junction connections.
Description:
 
gap_junction is a connector to create gap junctions between pairs
of neurons. Gap junctions are bidirectional connections.
In order to create one accurate gap-junction connection between
neurons i and j two NEST connections are required: For each created
connection a second connection with the exact same parameters in
the opposite direction is required. NEST provides the possibility
to create both connections with a single call to Connect via
the make_symmetric flag:

i j << /rule /one_to_one /make_symmetric true >> /gap_junction Connect

The value of the parameter "delay" is ignored for connections of
type gap_junction.

Transmits:
GapJunctionEvent  

References:
 

Hahne, J., Helias, M., Kunkel, S., Igarashi, J.,
Bolten, M., Frommer, A. and Diesmann, M.,
A unified framework for spiking and gap-junction interactions
in distributed neuronal network simulations,
Front. Neuroinform. 9:22. (2015),
doi: 10.3389/fninf.2015.00022

Mancilla, J. G., Lewis, T. J., Pinto, D. J.,
Rinzel, J., and Connors, B. W.,
Synchronization of electrically coupled pairs
of inhibitory interneurons in neocortex,
J. Neurosci. 27, 2058-2073 (2007),
doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2715-06.2007

Author:
Jan Hahne, Moritz Helias, Susanne Kunkel  
SeeAlso: Source:
/builddir/build/BUILD/nest-simulator-2.16.0/nest-simulator-2.16.0/models/gap_junction.h
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