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.. hodgkin_huxley_1952:

Example: hodgkin_huxley_1952
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Hodgkin-Huxley equations (1952).

::

    from brian2 import *
    
    morpho = Cylinder(length=10*cm, diameter=2*238*um, n=1000, type='axon')
    
    El = 10.613*mV
    ENa = 115*mV
    EK = -12*mV
    gl = 0.3*msiemens/cm**2
    gNa0 = 120*msiemens/cm**2
    gK = 36*msiemens/cm**2
    
    # Typical equations
    eqs = '''
    # The same equations for the whole neuron, but possibly different parameter values
    # distributed transmembrane current
    Im = gl * (El-v) + gNa * m**3 * h * (ENa-v) + gK * n**4 * (EK-v) : amp/meter**2
    I : amp (point current) # applied current
    dm/dt = alpham * (1-m) - betam * m : 1
    dn/dt = alphan * (1-n) - betan * n : 1
    dh/dt = alphah * (1-h) - betah * h : 1
    alpham = (0.1/mV) * 10*mV/exprel((-v+25*mV)/(10*mV))/ms : Hz
    betam = 4 * exp(-v/(18*mV))/ms : Hz
    alphah = 0.07 * exp(-v/(20*mV))/ms : Hz
    betah = 1/(exp((-v+30*mV) / (10*mV)) + 1)/ms : Hz
    alphan = (0.01/mV) * 10*mV/exprel((-v+10*mV)/(10*mV))/ms : Hz
    betan = 0.125*exp(-v/(80*mV))/ms : Hz
    gNa : siemens/meter**2
    '''
    
    neuron = SpatialNeuron(morphology=morpho, model=eqs, Cm=1*uF/cm**2,
                           Ri=35.4*ohm*cm, method="exponential_euler")
    neuron.v = 0*mV
    neuron.h = 1
    neuron.m = 0
    neuron.n = .5
    neuron.I = 0
    neuron.gNa = gNa0
    neuron[5*cm:10*cm].gNa = 0*siemens/cm**2
    M = StateMonitor(neuron, 'v', record=True)
    
    run(50*ms, report='text')
    neuron.I[0] = 1*uA  # current injection at one end
    run(3*ms)
    neuron.I = 0*amp
    run(100*ms, report='text')
    for i in range(75, 125, 1):
        plot(cumsum(neuron.length)/cm, i+(1./60)*M.v[:, i*5]/mV, 'k')
    yticks([])
    ylabel('Time [major] v (mV) [minor]')
    xlabel('Position (cm)')
    axis('tight')
    show()
    

