makeClamp.hoc

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// makeClamp.hoc: constructs a patchclamp for the simulation
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// the clamp object
objref clamp
objref stim_clamp
objref con_clamp


// create clamp object
clamp = new CClamp(0.5)
clamp.amp = clamp_amp
clamp.dur = clamp_dur  

// create netstim object
stim_clamp = new NetStim(0.5)
stim_clamp.interval = clamp_interval  
stim_clamp.number	= clamp_number    				// (average) number of spikes
stim_clamp.start 	= clamp_start
stim_clamp.noise 	= clamp_noise					// range 0 to 1. Fractional randomness.


// create netcon object
con_clamp = new NetCon(stim_clamp, clamp, 0, 0, 1) // [source, target, threshold, delay, weight]