diff --git a/Thalamic_Column.cpp b/Thalamic_Column.cpp
index 62c41b2..94593af 100644
--- a/Thalamic_Column.cpp
+++ b/Thalamic_Column.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 */
 
 /****************************************************************************************************/
-/*									Functions of the cortical module								*/
+/*									Functions of the thalamic module								*/
 /****************************************************************************************************/
 #include "Thalamic_Column.h"
 
@@ -132,20 +132,6 @@ double Thalamic_Column::h_inf_T_r	(int N) const{
 	return h;
 }
 
-/* Activation time in TC population after Bazhenov 1998 */
-double Thalamic_Column::tau_m_T_t	(int N) const{
-	_SWITCH((Vt))
-	double tau = (0.612 + 1 /(exp(-(var_Vt + 132) / 16.7) + exp((var_Vt + 16.8)/18.2)))/pow(3,1.2);
-	return tau;
-}
-
-/* Activation time in RE population after Destexhe 1996 */
-double Thalamic_Column::tau_m_T_r	(int N) const{
-	_SWITCH((Vr))
-	double tau = (1 + 0.33/( exp((var_Vr+27)/10.0) + exp(-(var_Vr+102)/15.0)))/pow(2.5, 1.2);
-	return tau;
-}
-
 /* deactivation time in RE population after Destexhe 1996 */
 double Thalamic_Column::tau_h_T_t	(int N) const{
 	_SWITCH((Vt))
@@ -218,17 +204,15 @@ double Thalamic_Column::I_LK_r	(int N) const{
 
 /* T-type current of TC population */
 double Thalamic_Column::I_T_t	(int N) const{
-	_SWITCH((Vt)(h_T_t)(m_T_t))
-	double I = g_T_t * pow(var_m_T_t, 2) * var_h_T_t * (var_Vt - E_Ca);
-	/* double I = g_T_t * pow(m_inf_T_t(N), 2) * var_h_T_t * (var_Vt - E_Ca); */
+	_SWITCH((Vt)(h_T_t))
+	double I = g_T_t * pow(m_inf_T_t(N), 2) * var_h_T_t * (var_Vt - E_Ca);
 	return I;
 }
 
 /* T-type current of RE population */
 double Thalamic_Column::I_T_r	(int N) const{
-	_SWITCH((Vr)(h_T_r)(m_T_r))
-	double I = g_T_r * pow(var_m_T_r, 2) * var_h_T_r * (var_Vr - E_Ca);
-	/* double I = g_T_r * pow(m_inf_T_r(N), 2) * var_h_T_r * (var_Vr - E_Ca); */
+	_SWITCH((Vr)(h_T_r))
+	double I = g_T_r * pow(m_inf_T_r(N), 2) * var_h_T_r * (var_Vr - E_Ca);
 	return I;
 }
 
@@ -265,13 +249,11 @@ void Thalamic_Column::set_RK (int N) {
 	_SWITCH((Ca)
 			(Phi_tt)(Phi_tr)(Phi_rt)(Phi_rr)
 			(x_tt)	(x_tr)	(x_rt)	(x_rr)
-			(m_T_t)	(m_T_r)	(h_T_t)	(h_T_r)
+			(h_T_t)	(h_T_r)
 			(m_h)	(m_h2)	(P_h))
 	Vt	  	[N] = dt*(-(I_L_t(N) + I_et(N) + I_it(N))/tau_t - (I_LK_t(N) + I_T_t(N) + I_h(N)));
 	Vr	  	[N] = dt*(-(I_L_r(N) + I_er(N) + I_ir(N))/tau_r - (I_LK_r(N) + I_T_r(N)));
 	Ca		[N] = dt*(alpha_Ca * I_T_t(N) - (var_Ca - Ca_0)/tau_Ca);
-	m_T_t 	[N] = dt*(m_inf_T_t(N) - var_m_T_t)/tau_m_T_t(N);
-	m_T_r 	[N] = dt*(m_inf_T_r(N) - var_m_T_r)/tau_m_T_r(N);
 	h_T_t 	[N] = dt*(h_inf_T_t(N) - var_h_T_t)/tau_h_T_t(N);
 	h_T_r 	[N] = dt*(h_inf_T_r(N) - var_h_T_r)/tau_h_T_r(N);
 	m_h 	[N] = dt*((m_inf_h(N) * (1 - var_m_h2) - var_m_h)/tau_m_h(N) - k3 * var_P_h * var_m_h + k4 * var_m_h2);
@@ -307,8 +289,6 @@ void Thalamic_Column::add_RK(void) {
 	x_tr  	[0] += (x_tr	[1] + x_tr		[2] * 2 + x_tr		[3] * 2 + x_tr		[4])/6;
 	x_rt  	[0] += (x_rt	[1] + x_rt		[2] * 2 + x_rt		[3] * 2 + x_rt		[4])/6;
 	x_rr  	[0] += (x_rr	[1] + x_rr		[2] * 2 + x_rr		[3] * 2 + x_rr		[4])/6;
-	m_T_t 	[0] += (m_T_t	[1] + m_T_t		[2] * 2 + m_T_t		[3] * 2 + m_T_t		[4])/6;
-	m_T_r 	[0] += (m_T_r	[1] + m_T_r		[2] * 2 + m_T_r		[3] * 2 + m_T_r		[4])/6;
 	h_T_t 	[0] += (h_T_t	[1] + h_T_t		[2] * 2 + h_T_t		[3] * 2 + h_T_t		[4])/6;
 	h_T_r 	[0] += (h_T_r	[1] + h_T_r		[2] * 2 + h_T_r		[3] * 2 + h_T_r		[4])/6;
 	m_h		[0] += (m_h		[1] + m_h		[2] * 2 + m_h		[3] * 2 + m_h		[4])/6;
diff --git a/Thalamic_Column.h b/Thalamic_Column.h
index b2e3742..1b8575d 100644
--- a/Thalamic_Column.h
+++ b/Thalamic_Column.h
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ class Thalamic_Column {
 	/* Activation functions */
 	double  m_inf_T_t	(int) const;
 	double  m_inf_T_r	(int) const;
-	double  tau_m_T_t	(int) const;
-	double  tau_m_T_r	(int) const;
 	double  m_inf_h		(int) const;
 	double  tau_m_h		(int) const;
 
@@ -121,8 +119,6 @@ class Thalamic_Column {
 					x_rr	= _INIT(0.0),		/* derivative of Phi_rr								*/
 					h_T_t	= _INIT(0.0),		/* inactivation of T channel						*/
 					h_T_r	= _INIT(0.0),		/* inactivation of T channel						*/
-					m_T_t	= _INIT(0.0),		/* activation 	of T channel						*/
-					m_T_r	= _INIT(0.0),		/* activation 	of T channel						*/
 					m_h		= _INIT(0.0),		/* activation 	of h   channel						*/
 					m_h2	= _INIT(0.0),		/* activation 	of h   channel bound with protein 	*/
 					P_h		= _INIT(0.0);		/* fraction of protein bound with calcium 			*/