diff --git a/Plots.m b/Plots.m
index 2a17d78..3540e35 100644
--- a/Plots.m
+++ b/Plots.m
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 % mex command is given by: 
-% mex CXXFLAGS="\$CXXFLAGS -std=gnu++0x -fpermissive" Thalamus.cpp Thalamic_Column.cpp
+% mex CXXFLAGS="\$CXXFLAGS -std=gnu++0x -fpermissive -O3" Thalamus.cpp Thalamic_Column.cpp
 
 function Plots(T)
 
@@ -10,10 +10,18 @@ function Plots(T)
                    50];		% N_rr 
                
 
-    var_stim    = [ 0;          % strength of the stimulus in Hz (spikes per second)
-                    0;          % time between   stimuli in s    
-                    0;          % time until first stimuli in s
-                    0];		% duration of the stimulus in ms
+    % stimulation parameters
+    % first number is the mode of stimulation
+    % 0 == none
+    % 1 == periodic
+    % 2 == phase dependend up state
+    % 3 == phase dependend down state
+    
+    var_stim    = [ 1           % mode of stimulation
+                    30;          % strength of the stimulus      in Hz (spikes per second)
+                    50;       	% duration of the stimulus      in ms
+                    5;          % time between stimuli          in s    
+                    1];         % time until stimuli after min 	in ms
     T       	= 30;  		% duration of the simulation
 end
 [Vt, Vr] = Thalamus(T, Con, var_stim);
diff --git a/Thalamic_Column.h b/Thalamic_Column.h
index 7bd4b40..4a71e31 100644
--- a/Thalamic_Column.h
+++ b/Thalamic_Column.h
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class Thalamic_Column {
 	const double 	E_Ca    	= 120;
 
 	/* I_h current */
-	const double 	E_h    		= -43;
+	const double 	E_h    		= -40;
 
 	/* Calcium parameters */
 	const double	alpha_Ca	= -50E-6;			/* influx per spike in nmol		*/
diff --git a/Thalamus.cpp b/Thalamus.cpp
index 0d9d672..a4bc480 100644
--- a/Thalamus.cpp
+++ b/Thalamus.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 /****************************************************************************************************/
 /*										Fixed simulation settings									*/
 /****************************************************************************************************/
-extern const int onset	= 15;								/* time until data is stored in  s		*/
+extern const int onset	= 10;								/* time until data is stored in  s		*/
 extern const int res 	= 1E4;								/* number of iteration steps per s		*/
 extern const int red 	= res/100;							/* number of iterations that is saved	*/
 extern const double dt 	= 1E3/res;							/* duration of a timestep in ms			*/