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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Demonstrate usage of LFPy.NetworkCell with a ball-and-stick type
morphology with active HH channels inserted in the soma and passive-leak
channels distributed throughout the apical stick. The corresponding morphology
and template-specification is in the files BallAndStick.hoc and
BallAndStickTemplate.hoc.

Execution:

    python example_network_cell.py

Copyright (C) 2017 Computational Neuroscience Group, NMBU.

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"""
# import modules:
from matplotlib.pyplot import subplot, plot, ylabel, xlabel, show, close
import neuron
from LFPy import NetworkCell, StimIntElectrode
# class NetworkCell parameters:
cellParameters = dict(
    morphology='BallAndStick.hoc',
    templatefile='BallAndStickTemplate.hoc',
    templatename='BallAndStickTemplate',
    templateargs=None,
    v_init=-65.
)
# create cell:
cell = NetworkCell(
    tstart=0., tstop=100.,
    **cellParameters
)
# create stimulus device:
iclamp = StimIntElectrode(
    cell=cell,
    idx=0,
    pptype='IClamp',
    amp=0.5,
    dur=80.,
    delay=10.,
    record_current=True
)
# run simulation:
cell.simulate()

# plot cell response:
subplot(2, 1, 1)
plot(cell.tvec, iclamp.i)
ylabel(r'$i_\mathrm{clamp}$ (nA)')
subplot(2, 1, 2)
plot(cell.tvec, cell.somav)
ylabel(r'$V_\mathrm{soma}$ (mV)')
xlabel(r'$t$ (ms)')
show()

# customary cleanup of object references
# allowing for consecutive runs:
close('all')
iclamp = None
cell = None
neuron.h('forall delete_section()')